Figure Item Number: Eg102 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Upright spear mounted on a brown coloured rectangular base. Just below point of spear a small rectangular projection supports a peacock holding a snake in its beak.
History Of Use
For worship in small temple or household. Although an accessory of the god Murugan, the spear may be an object of worship in itself.
Iconographic Meaning
Vel (spear) of the god Murugan, son of Shiva; the peacock is his vehicle.
Cultural Context
daily worship
Item History
- Made in India
- Collected between 1955 and 1973
- Owned by Victor Hardy before December 11, 1979
- Received from Victor Hardy (Donor) on December 11, 1979
What
- Name
- Figure
- Identification Number
- Eg102
- Type of Item
- figure
- Material
- brass metal and wood
- Manufacturing Technique
- cast and incised
- Overall
- height 24.4 cm, width 10.9 cm, depth 8.6 cm
Who
- Culture
- South India
- Previous Owner
- Victor Hardy
- Received from
- Victor Hardy (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- India
When
- Collection Date
- between 1955 and 1973
- Ownership Date
- before December 11, 1979
- Acquisition Date
- on December 11, 1979
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork; carvings & sculpture
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 105
- Accession Number
- 0580/0076