Calendar

Museum number:
9-11433
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
SIT8-4 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2697
Description:
calendar, year 1969; depicts Lord 'Krishna' and his beloved 'gopi' (milkmaid), 'Radha'; this is a 'Gopala Krishna' (Krishna the herdsman) manifestation; Krishna is shown with his attributes: gold flute, peacock feather in hair, and blue skin coloring (which appears gray here); 60 cm. length; 35 cm. width; Role in trade - promotional device for TanDan General Stores
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund and Richard Lerner
Collection place:
Sitapur District, Uttar Pradesh, India
Verbatim coll. place:
India, Uttar Pradesh, Sitapur distr.
Collector:
Richard Lerner
Collection date:
1970
Materials:
Metal (metal band at top) and Paper (fiber product) (calendar printed on paper)
Person depicted:
Krishna (Hindu deity)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Calendars (documents)
Function:
7.1 Writing and Records (including religious texts)
Accession date:
1970
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
width 35 centimeters and length 60 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Calendar, accession number 9-11433, described as calendar, year 1969; depicts Lord 'Krishna' and his beloved 'gopi' (milkmaid), 'Radha'; this is a 'Gopala Krishna' (Krishna the herdsman) manifestation; Krishna is shown with his attributes: gold flute, peacock feather in hair, and blue skin coloring (which appears gray here); 60 cm. length; 35 cm. width; Role in trade - promotional device for TanDan General Stores

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