figure of a horse
Figure
1971-2 (made)
1971-2 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This horse is made up from a series of thrown hollow cylinders with applied trappings decorated with impressed finger prints, It was produced by a Hindu potter for Bhil tribesmen to use in their open-air shrines and was included in the V&A's former Circulation Department's travelling exhibition, "The Arts of Village India" in the early 1970s. The process is described in Richard Blurton's article 'Tribal terracotta figurines in Gujarat: the technology of their production' (South Asian Studies, 1985, vol. 1, pp. 67-77).
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | figure of a horse (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | hand thrown and modelled terracotta |
| Brief description | horse; Pottery, terracotta, Chhota Udaipur, Gujarat, 1971-72 |
| Physical description | The horse is made up of a series of thrown hollow cylinders with applied trappings decorated with impressed finger prints |
| Dimensions |
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| Historical context | The object was made by a Hindu potter for Bhil tribesmen to use in their open-air shrines. |
| Production | The maker worked in the Vasedi area on the outskirts of Chhota Udaipur beyond the railway lines towards Baria |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | This horse is made up from a series of thrown hollow cylinders with applied trappings decorated with impressed finger prints, It was produced by a Hindu potter for Bhil tribesmen to use in their open-air shrines and was included in the V&A's former Circulation Department's travelling exhibition, "The Arts of Village India" in the early 1970s. The process is described in Richard Blurton's article 'Tribal terracotta figurines in Gujarat: the technology of their production' (South Asian Studies, 1985, vol. 1, pp. 67-77). |
| Bibliographic reference | Richard Blurton, 'Tribal terracotta figurines in Gujarat: the technology of their production', South Asian Studies, 1985, vol. 1, pp. 67-77. |
| Other number | formerly C.24879 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.26-1977 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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