Religious figurine representing Krishna-Kamsa, the god and his uncles; painted wood; 21.5 cm. length; 17 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
Collector:
Renaldo "Ronald" Maduro
Collection date:
January 1970
Materials:
Wood (plant material) (painted and carved)
Person depicted:
Krishna (Hindu deity)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines
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:
Worshiped anytime by men and women; also used as decoration; Kamsa is the king of Mathura, who tried to kill his nephew Krishna. Made by carpenter caste, suthar.