plaque of god Shrinathji; square plaque-shaped, raised relief ceramic, painted and glazed; 41 cm length; 30 cm width
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund
Collection place:
Udaipur district, Rajasthan, India
Verbatim coll. place:
India, Rajasthan, Udaipur district
Collector:
Renaldo "Ronald" Maduro
Collection date:
July 1969
Materials:
Ceramic (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Plaques (flat objects)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
November 11, 1970
Context of use:
place in shrine or on shelf for daily worship by men and women. also used for decoration Shrinathji, the seven-year-old child form of Krishna, worshipped in this aspect by the 'Pushti Marg' cult centered in Nathdwara, just 12 miles away from Molela. Made by men of the potter caste - 'Kumhar'.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
width 30 centimeters and length 41 centimeters
Loans:
S2006-2007 #3a: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco (January 11, 2007–April 30, 2007)