ritual container in form of peacock, with two figures seated upon it; wood, painted; movable parts; 30.5 cm length; 8 cm width
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund
Collection place:
Bassi, Rajasthan, India
Verbatim coll. place:
India, Rajasthan, Bussi
Culture or time period:
Indian
Collector:
Renaldo "Ronald" Maduro
Collection date:
February 1970
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Accession date:
November 11, 1970
Context of use:
Used by anyone during marriage, festivals, etc., to hold rice and vermillion powder which are applied to forehead during certain ceremonies; made by members of carpenter caste - suthar.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
width 8 centimeters and length 30.5 centimeters
Loans:
S1979-1980 #30: University of California Library (December 11, 1979–January 3, 1980) and S1979-1980 #35: University of California, Santa Cruz (January 4, 1980–March 3, 1980)