Figure Item Number: 2878/42 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 white with two large white eyes with black pupils outlined in red, a red mouth, and an intricate set of black eyebrows, one over each eye, with two horizontal lines and several angled lines coming off the top of the top line. The figure also has a bindi, which is red and white and a black nose with seven lines drawn towards the mouth. The body is blue with black, orange and yellow vertical stripes down the centre. On top of the head there is a round red, yellow and black design with three black lines protruding from it, 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 Balabhadra (brother of Jagannath 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
- 2878/0042