Figure Item Number: B596 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Small figure of a woman standing on a round pedestal base nursing an infant. The woman is wearing a brown robe with orange and green accents. The woman's face is intricately painted. She has a red dot in the middle of her forehead. A handwritten inscription in black paint on the underside of the base reads: "Ayah nurse."
Item History
- Made in India
- Owned by India Trade Fair before March 1953
- Received from India Trade Fair (Seller) and Museum Purchase (Funding source) during March 1953
What
Who
- Culture
- Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
- Previous Owner
- India Trade Fair
- Received from
- India Trade Fair (Seller) and Museum Purchase (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- India
When
- Ownership Date
- before March 1953
- Acquisition Date
- during March 1953
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 103