Spoon

Museum number:
9-10841
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2692
Description:
spoon, for temple worship; bronze, cast, with round bowl (lotus-shaped); at handle end is figure of Krishna, shown as the avatar of Vishnu, with cobra cowl; used in temples with a dish, tashti, for anointing the gods in the service of the temple; Label from India exhibit: “Krishna, the eighth avatar of VIshnu, is represented on the head of this spoon. The cobra cowl probably represents Ananta, the cosmic serpent.
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund
Collection place:
India
Person depicted:
Krishna (Hindu deity) and Vishnu (Hindu deity)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Spoons
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
November 16, 1970
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Spoon, accession number 9-10841, described as spoon, for temple worship; bronze, cast, with round bowl (lotus-shaped); at handle end is figure of Krishna, shown as the avatar of Vishnu, with cobra cowl; used in temples with a dish, tashti, for anointing the gods in the service of the temple; Label from India exhibit: “Krishna, the eighth avatar of VIshnu, is represented on the head of this spoon. The cobra cowl probably represents Ananta, the cosmic serpent.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Spoon, accession number 9-10841, described as spoon, for temple worship; bronze, cast, with round bowl (lotus-shaped); at handle end is figure of Krishna, shown as the avatar of Vishnu, with cobra cowl; used in temples with a dish, tashti, for anointing the gods in the service of the temple; Label from India exhibit: “Krishna, the eighth avatar of VIshnu, is represented on the head of this spoon. The cobra cowl probably represents Ananta, the cosmic serpent.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spoon, accession number 9-10841, described as spoon, for temple worship; bronze, cast, with round bowl (lotus-shaped); at handle end is figure of Krishna, shown as the avatar of Vishnu, with cobra cowl; used in temples with a dish, tashti, for anointing the gods in the service of the temple; Label from India exhibit: “Krishna, the eighth avatar of VIshnu, is represented on the head of this spoon. The cobra cowl probably represents Ananta, the cosmic serpent.

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