Figure Item Number: 2878/41 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Small, carved, painted wooden figure, flat across the base and back, with a large head and short body. The face of the figure is painted black with two large white eyes with black pupils and outlined with a red circle, and the body is green with a black, orange and yellow vertical stripe down the centre. There is a black, red and yellow headdress painted around the edges of the figure's head, which is flat across the top, and there are two "arms" protruding from either side of the face, which are white with an orange and black tip.
Narrative
This figure represents Jagannath (Lord of the Universe, brother of Balabhadra and Subhadra).
Item History
- Made in Odisha, India
- Collected in Joranda, Odisha, India during 1980
- Owned by Tamarin Productions Inc. before May 4, 2011
- Received from Tamarin Productions Inc. (Seller) and Ruth Read Bequest (Funding source) on May 4, 2011
What
Who
- Culture
- Indian
- Previous Owner
- Tamarin Productions Inc.
- Received from
- Tamarin Productions Inc. (Seller) and Ruth Read Bequest (Funding source)
Where
When
- Collection Date
- during 1980
- Ownership Date
- before May 4, 2011
- Acquisition Date
- on May 4, 2011
Other
- Item Classes
- carvings & sculpture
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2878/0041