Figurine

Museum number:
9-11060
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090011060
Alternate number:
320 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2696
Description:
toy elephant; painted wood; 14 cm Length; 15 cm. Width
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund
Collection place:
Varanasi (city), Varanasi District, Uttar Pradesh
Verbatim coll. place:
India, Uttar Pradesh, Benares
Culture or time period:
Indian
Collector:
Renaldo "Ronald" Maduro
Collection date:
January 1970
Materials:
Wood (plant material) (carved and painted)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
6.2 Toys, Children’s Utensils, Objects used in the Education of Children
Accession date:
November 11, 1970
Context of use:
Played with anytime by children. Made by the carpenter caste "surthar.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
width 15 centimeters and length 14 centimeters
Loans:
S1976-1977 #26: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (November 12, 1976–February 2, 1977)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Figurine, accession number 9-11060, described as toy elephant; painted wood; 14 cm Length; 15 cm. WidthHearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Figurine, accession number 9-11060, described as toy elephant; painted wood; 14 cm Length; 15 cm. WidthHearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Figurine, accession number 9-11060, described as toy elephant; painted wood; 14 cm Length; 15 cm. WidthHearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Figurine, accession number 9-11060, described as toy elephant; painted wood; 14 cm Length; 15 cm. WidthHearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Figurine, accession number 9-11060, described as toy elephant; painted wood; 14 cm Length; 15 cm. WidthHearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Figurine, accession number 9-11060, described as toy elephant; painted wood; 14 cm Length; 15 cm. Width
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 9-11060, described as toy elephant; painted wood; 14 cm Length; 15 cm. Width

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