Plaque, temple; copper cast; 20.5 cm length; 13.5 cm width thin metal rod found in drawer, possibly mount part to object, 5/24/12, AT.
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund
Collection place:
Kangra Valley, Himachal Pradesh, India
Verbatim coll. place:
India, Himachal Pradesh, Kangra Valley
Culture or time period:
Indian
Collector:
Renaldo "Ronald" Maduro
Collection date:
January 1970
Materials:
Copper (metal)
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:
Placed in shrine for daily worship by men or women. Made by men.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 20.5 centimeters and width 13.5 centimeters
Loans:
S1977-1978 #35: El Camino College (February 10, 1978–June 27, 1978)