Religious figurine representing miniature temple with Shiva Lingam; painted wood; 14 cm. length 11 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:
Shiva (Hindu deity)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines and Miniature (size attribute)
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:
Wood miniature of a shrine to Shiva. Worshiped anytime by men and women.