Figure Item Number: Ef357 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Four-armed female (a) standing on prone male body which is lying on an animal skin. Female, tongue hanging out, wears a crown with an attached peacock feather ornament (e). A curved knife (c) fits into her upper hand on the right. A human head (d) with a point fits into her lower hand on the right. She wears a garland of skulls (b). Prone figure wears a headpiece with skulls and has a snare around its neck. Holds attributes in each hand.
History Of Use
For use in a small temple or household.
Iconographic Meaning
Image of Kali, the black goddess who embodies the power of time. Usually she is represented as half-naked, wearing a garland of skulls, her tongue hanging out of her mouth, and standing on the prone body of Shiva.
Cultural Context
worship
Item History
- Made in India
- Collected between 1955 and 1973
- Owned by Victor Hardy before December 11, 1979
- Received from Victor Hardy (Donor) on December 11, 1979
What
- Name
- Figure
- Identification Number
- Ef357
- Type of Item
- figure
- Material
- bronze metal and brass metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- cast, incised and stamped
- Overall
- height 22.0 cm, width 12.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
- Previous Owner
- Victor Hardy
- Received from
- Victor Hardy (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- India
When
- Collection Date
- between 1955 and 1973
- Ownership Date
- before December 11, 1979
- Acquisition Date
- on December 11, 1979
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0580/0170 a-e