Figurine

Museum number:
9-11033
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090011033
Alternate number:
328 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2696
Description:
toy doll; wooden; 14.5 cm length; 4.5 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 members of carpenter castes - suthar.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 14.5 centimeters and width 4.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Figurine, accession number 9-11033, described as toy doll; wooden; 14.5 cm length; 4.5 cm widthHearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Figurine, accession number 9-11033, described as toy doll; wooden; 14.5 cm length; 4.5 cm widthHearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Figurine, accession number 9-11033, described as toy doll; wooden; 14.5 cm length; 4.5 cm widthHearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Figurine, accession number 9-11033, described as toy doll; wooden; 14.5 cm length; 4.5 cm width
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 9-11033, described as toy doll; wooden; 14.5 cm length; 4.5 cm width

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