Mother Goddess
Mother Goddess
April 1988 (Made)
April 1988 (Made)
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A flat, kite-shaped slab of terracotta representing a stylised female form, with applied circles for breasts, pinched face and a triangular design made by rolling a serrated wheel on the surface and impressed circles in the lower half.
Object details
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| Title | Mother Goddess |
| Materials and techniques | Terracotta |
| Brief description | Sculpture, terracotta, Dhruva Mistry, 1988 |
| Physical description | A flat, kite-shaped slab of terracotta representing a stylised female form, with applied circles for breasts, pinched face and a triangular design made by rolling a serrated wheel on the surface and impressed circles in the lower half. |
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| Production | Made while Dhruva Mistry was Artist in Residence at the V&A in April 1988. Inspired by triangular-bodies mother goddess figures from Sari Dheri on display in the V&A gallery, where the artist was working. |
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| Accession number | IS.49-1988 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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