Temple

Museum number:
9-11105
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090011105
Alternate number:
401 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2696
Description:
temple, portable; painted wood, plastic; 31 cm. length; 21 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 anytime by travelling storytellers (Kavard-Bhat caste) to illustrate the story of 'Ram' and 'Sita'; temple is carried around from place to place, panels illustrate the story; Made by carpenter caste - 'suthar'
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 31 centimeters and width 21 centimeters
Loans:
S2006-2007 #3b: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco (January 26, 2007–May 4, 2007)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 14 titled Temple, accession number 9-11105, described as temple, portable; painted wood, plastic; 31 cm. length; 21 cm. width;Hearst Museum object 2 of 14 titled Temple, accession number 9-11105, described as temple, portable; painted wood, plastic; 31 cm. length; 21 cm. width;Hearst Museum object 3 of 14 titled Temple, accession number 9-11105, described as temple, portable; painted wood, plastic; 31 cm. length; 21 cm. width;Hearst Museum object 4 of 14 titled Temple, accession number 9-11105, described as temple, portable; painted wood, plastic; 31 cm. length; 21 cm. width;Hearst Museum object 5 of 14 titled Temple, accession number 9-11105, described as temple, portable; painted wood, plastic; 31 cm. length; 21 cm. width;Hearst Museum object 6 of 14 titled Temple, accession number 9-11105, described as temple, portable; painted wood, plastic; 31 cm. length; 21 cm. width;Hearst Museum object 7 of 14 titled Temple, accession number 9-11105, described as temple, portable; painted wood, plastic; 31 cm. length; 21 cm. width;Hearst Museum object 8 of 14 titled Temple, accession number 9-11105, described as temple, portable; painted wood, plastic; 31 cm. length; 21 cm. width;Hearst Museum object 9 of 14 titled Temple, accession number 9-11105, described as temple, portable; painted wood, plastic; 31 cm. length; 21 cm. width;Hearst Museum object 10 of 14 titled Temple, accession number 9-11105, described as temple, portable; painted wood, plastic; 31 cm. length; 21 cm. width;Hearst Museum object 11 of 14 titled Temple, accession number 9-11105, described as temple, portable; painted wood, plastic; 31 cm. length; 21 cm. width;Hearst Museum object 12 of 14 titled Temple, accession number 9-11105, described as temple, portable; painted wood, plastic; 31 cm. length; 21 cm. width;Hearst Museum object 13 of 14 titled Temple, accession number 9-11105, described as temple, portable; painted wood, plastic; 31 cm. length; 21 cm. width;Hearst Museum object 14 of 14 titled Temple, accession number 9-11105, described as temple, portable; painted wood, plastic; 31 cm. length; 21 cm. width;
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Temple, accession number 9-11105, described as temple, portable; painted wood, plastic; 31 cm. length; 21 cm. width;

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