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Item number Ef144 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Light coloured naturalistic brass representation of a horse. Hard black material of interior core is visible in 4 places on underside. Bridle made of crosshatched narrow raised brass strips. Repeated half chevron design on neck. On back is low relief outline of saddle. Arched tail has linear pattern impressed into it.
History Of Use
These brass ritual objects are handmade in cire perdue (lost wax) method by low caste Hindu brass casters. They are intended for other low caste Hindu groups such as potters and agriculturalists as well as non-Hindu tribes who do not work in brass. Although the classic Sanskritic based tradition, stipulated in the 'Silpa Sastras', requires that images worshipped in temples be solid cast, this does not apply to folk traditions where casting predominates.
Cultural Context
communal worship
Iconographic Meaning
Horse is believed to be the vehicle of royalty and gods. Although this idea probably came from Vedic Arayan, it is now a tradition of many South Asians, including tribal peoples.
Item History
- Made in Madhya Pradesh, India before 1976
- Collected during 1976
- Owned by Stephen Inglis before December 2, 1977
- Received from Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) and Stephen Inglis (Seller) on December 2, 1977
What
- Name
- Figure
- Identification Number
- Ef144
- Type of Item
- figure
- Material
- brass metal and clay
- Manufacturing Technique
- cast, chiseled and polished
- Overall
- height 14.6 cm, width 4.5 cm, depth 14.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Madhya Pradesh, India
Who
- Culture
- Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
- Previous Owner
- Stephen Inglis
- Received from
- Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) and Stephen Inglis (Seller)
When
- Creation Date
- before 1976
- Collection Date
- during 1976
- Ownership Date
- before December 2, 1977
- Acquisition Date
- on December 2, 1977
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 105
- Accession Number
- 0411/0088
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