Not on display

Wooden female figure

Doll
c.1940 (Made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Bengal (Made)

A painted wooden doll depicted as wearing a sari draped around the body and over the head.

Object details

Category
Sculpture
Object type
Doll
TitleWooden female figure (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Painted wood
Wood
Paint
Painted
Brief description
Stump doll, pink dressed woman, toys, wood, painted, W Bengal, 1943-44
Physical description
A painted wooden doll depicted as wearing a sari draped around the body and over the head.
Dimensions
  • Height: 19.3cm
Object history
A gift received from Mr J.C. Irwin
Production
This wooden figure was sold at Kalighat as a doll. However, most likely it was made in Katwa in Burdwan District or elsewhere in Burdwan District.
Bibliographic references
  • Mookerjee, A., The Folk Art of Bengal, Calcutta 1939, pl.IX.
  • 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.61
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IS.137-1952

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Record createdJanuary 7, 2005
Record URL
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