Drawing Item Number: 3396/6 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Pricked pattern design following a drawing of Ganesh. The paper is semi-opaque. The elephant deity is depicted in profile, wearing a crown, holding things in three of his four hands, and sits with his feet together. He sits on a low platform with four feet. In the upper right corner is a small mouse.
History Of Use
Used to create a design on a textile stamp.
Iconographic Meaning
Image of the Hindu deity Ganesh. The maker described this design as a "non-traditional style Ganesh".
Item History
- Made by Dilip Lakhmanbhai (Maker) in Ahmadabad, Gujarat, India during 1996
- Owned by Dorothy Field before October 10, 2019
- Received from Dorothy Field (Donor) on October 10, 2019
What
- Name
- Drawing
- Identification Number
- 3396/6
- Type of Item
- drawing
- Overall
- height 25.4 cm, width 22.3 cm
Who
- Culture
- Gujarati
- Creator
- Dilip Lakhmanbhai (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Dorothy Field
- Received from
- Dorothy Field (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Ahmadabad, Gujarat, India
When
- Creation Date
- during 1996
- Ownership Date
- before October 10, 2019
- Acquisition Date
- on October 10, 2019
Other
- Item Classes
- works on paper
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3396/0006