Poster

Museum number:
9-14908
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090014908
Accession number:
Acc.3419
Description:
Poster, male and female deity in foreground, the male holding iron arrow in right hand, sword in left; several fingers in background. ; varicolored lithograph on paper; metal and cordage hanging device on top; 35.5 x 35.5 cm. Context: representation of hindu diety. Used as decoration in many Hindu homes.
Donor:
David G. Mandelbaum
Collection place:
India
Culture or time period:
Hindu
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Posters
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Poster, accession number 9-14908, described as Poster, male and female deity in foreground, the male holding iron arrow in right hand, sword in left; several fingers in background. ; varicolored lithograph on paper; metal and cordage hanging device on top; 35.5 x 35.5 cm. Context: representation of hindu diety. Used as decoration in many Hindu homes.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Poster, accession number 9-14908, described as Poster, male and female deity in foreground, the male holding iron arrow in right hand, sword in left; several fingers in background. ; varicolored lithograph on paper; metal and cordage hanging device on top; 35.5 x 35.5 cm. Context: representation of hindu diety. Used as decoration in many Hindu homes.

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