Religious figurine, god Ganesha and his vehicle, the mouse; brass 17 cm length; 8.5 cm width
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund
Collection place:
Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India
Verbatim coll. place:
India, Bengal Calcutta
Culture or time period:
Indian
Collector:
Renaldo "Ronald" Maduro
Collection date:
October 1969
Materials:
Brass (alloy)
Person depicted:
Ganesha (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:
Placed in shrine for daily worship. Made by men of dhokra caste.