Cabinet
early 20th century (made)
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This casket is carved in various degrees of relief with episodes from the life of Rama and characters from the great Hindu epics, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. Its maker belonged to the hereditary Gudigar community of carvers. In the 19th century these highly skilled craftsmen began to produce virtuoso objects such as this for western consumers and for display at international exhibitions.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 6 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Sandalwood, carved |
| Brief description | Cabinet made of carved sandalwood by Sivappa Gudigar, Sagar, India, early twentieth century. Outer lid of cabinet made of carved sandalwood by Sivappa Gudigar, Sagar, India, early twentieth century. Inner lid of cabinet made of carved sandalwood by Sivappa Gudigar, Sagar, India, early twentieth century. Loose rectangular fitting from cabinet made of carved sandalwood by Sivappa Gudigar, Sagar, India, early twentieth century. Loose fitting with hole from cabinet made of carved sandalwood by Sivappa Gudigar, Sagar, India, early twentieth century. Loose fitting with hole from cabinet made of carved sandalwood by Sivappa Gudigar, Sagar, India, early twentieth century. |
| Physical description | Casket of sandalwood, richly carved with depictions of Hindu deities. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | THIS WAS WORKED BY SAGARA GUDICAR SIVAPPA (Makers marks; English) |
| Summary | This casket is carved in various degrees of relief with episodes from the life of Rama and characters from the great Hindu epics, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. Its maker belonged to the hereditary Gudigar community of carvers. In the 19th century these highly skilled craftsmen began to produce virtuoso objects such as this for western consumers and for display at international exhibitions. |
| Bibliographic reference | Jaffer, A. Furniture from British India and Ceylon: a catalogue of the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Peabody Essex Museum. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 2001. ISBN 1 85177 318 5 p.158, pl.23.. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.146:1 to 11-1999 |
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| Record created | February 14, 2000 |
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