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Hearst Museum object titled Playing cards, accession number 9-11915a-l, described as Playing cards in a box; (a) & (b): rectangular wooden box with sliding lid; painted & gilded with 10 incarnations of Vishnu on sides, Krishna on lid; Telugu inscriptions refer to the incarnations; (c)-(l) circular cards, paper, painted and lacquered over a gesso undercoat; 10 suits of 12 cards representing each of the 10 avatars or incarnations of Vishnu: (c) Matsya, the fish, #3 & #6 missing; (d) Kurma, the tortoise, #9 missing; (e) Varaha the boar, #10 and mantri card missing; (f) Narasimha, the man-lion, #8 and mantri card; (g) Vamana, the dwarf, #7 missing; (h) Parasurama, or Rama with an Axe, #10 missing; (i) Rama, #10 missing; (j) Krishna, Raja card missing; (k) Balarama, #4 & 2 court cards missing; (l) Kalki, the horse, #’s 8, 10 and Raja card missing.

Hearst Museum object titled Spoon, accession number 9-12935, described as A 19th century cast copper ritual libation spoon; the finial on the handle represents either Krishna dancing on the serpent Kaliya's head or Krishna slaying the serpent Kaliya; birds are shown on both sides of the bowl of the spoon. Native name and meaning: "sruva" or "udharni" (ritual spoon in Kannada). Used during puja to offer water, oil or ghee to the image of the deity whose symbol is on the head of the spoon. Length 13.5 cm.