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Teracotta male figure

Figure
1944 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Hand-modelled terracotta male figure with pinched features, painted red and black on a white mica ground. Generally crafted by a 'Kumbhakar' (potter) or his wife and children, this type of figure is sold in a 'mela' (village fair) and used as a doll.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleTeracotta male figure (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Painted terracotta
Brief description
male; Sculpture, terracotta, painted
Physical description
Hand-modelled terracotta male figure with pinched features, painted red and black on a white mica ground. Generally crafted by a 'Kumbhakar' (potter) or his wife and children, this type of figure is sold in a 'mela' (village fair) and used as a doll.
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.6cm
Credit line
Given by J.C. Irwin
Bibliographic references
  • Arts of Bengal : the heritage of Bangladesh and eastern India : an exhibition organized by the Whitechapel Art Gallery in collaboration with the Victoria and Albert Museum : 9 November-30 December 1979, Whitechapel Art Gallery ..., 12 January-17 February 1980, Manchester City Art Gallery ... . [London]: Whitechapel Art Gallery, [1979] Number: 085488047X (pbk.) : p.59
  • Sinha, Suhashini, and Panda, C, eds. Kalighat Paintings from the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London and Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 2012. ISBN 1851776656. p.35 fig. 4.2
Collection
Accession number
IS.104-1952

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Record createdNovember 10, 2004
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