Not currently on display at the V&A

Architectural Model

ca. 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This model represents a Kond thatched building. The Kond community live in remote, hilly areas of east-central India. They often use this distinctive method of constructing with strips of metal cast in a lattice pattern over the clay core. The building may represent a shrine to a local god, or possibly a village granary, and probably had a religious purpose.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Metal lattice strips over a clay body
Brief description
Model of a Kond thatched building
Dimensions
  • Height: 10.2cm
  • Width: 8.3cm
  • Depth: 8.3cm
Credit line
Given by Miss Jessie Joseph, New County Club, 21 Hanover Square, W
Object history
Said to have been made by the Kutiya Kond community at Belugunta, near Russellkonda, Ganjam District, Eastern India.
Association
Summary
This model represents a Kond thatched building. The Kond community live in remote, hilly areas of east-central India. They often use this distinctive method of constructing with strips of metal cast in a lattice pattern over the clay core. The building may represent a shrine to a local god, or possibly a village granary, and probably had a religious purpose.
Bibliographic reference
INDIA. Art and culture 1300-1900, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. September 1985-January 1986. Cat. 43.
Collection
Accession number
IM.113-1916

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Record createdFebruary 5, 2003
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