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Item number Eg48 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Wood figure representing a female standing on a double oval pedestal. Has ovoid rounded eyes, upraised eyebrows, a large nose, a mouth, and big ears with a hole in each lower lobe. Hair is accentuated with grooved lines, and is braided down the back. Wearing an upper garment that has cross hatching around the shoulder areas with five pyramidal protrusions along the middle of each shoulder area. Two horizontal grooves run across the front of each upper arm with four smaller horizontal grooves across the front of the wrists. The arms are angled slightly along the sides. Has breasts. Curvi-linear grooves are below the knee area. The pedestal has horizontal curvi-linear lines.
Item History
- Made in India
- Collected during 1975
- 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
- Eg48
- Type of Item
- figure
- Material
- wood
- Overall
- height 26.9 cm, width 9.0 cm, depth 4.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- India
Who
- Culture
- South India
- Previous Owner
- Stephen Inglis
- Received from
- Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) and Stephen Inglis (Seller)
When
- Collection Date
- during 1975
- Ownership Date
- before December 2, 1977
- Acquisition Date
- on December 2, 1977
Other
- Item Classes
- carvings & sculpture
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 105
- Accession Number
- 0411/0049 b
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