Dhola Maru Riding on Camel

National Crafts Museum & Hastkala Academy

Title : Dhola Maru Riding on Camel

Accession No : 68/F/13

Painted figure of Dhola Maru on a camel. The Dhola Maru is the romantic folk tale of Dhola and Maru in Rajasthan. The Rajasthani version is entirely different from a version found in Chhattisgarh.

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Provenance

  • StateRajasthan

Condition

  • ConditionGood
  • RemarksCNR

Contributor

  • Community / TribeKumhar

Dimensions

  • Measurement (CMS)18.4 x 23.2 x 11.6

Significance

  • ArtisticThe small community of kumhar/ kumbhars, traditional potters, at Sawai Madhopur create a wide range of decorative figurines, paperweights and plaques of animals and deities in addition to the usual array of pots.

Description

  • DescriptionPainted figure of Dhola Maru on a camel. The Dhola Maru is the romantic folk tale of Dhola and Maru in Rajasthan. The Rajasthani version is entirely different from a version found in Chhattisgarh.
  • Inscription/Markings No
  • Reference"Shah, Haku. Form and Many Forms of Mother Clay: Contemporary Indian Pottery and Terracotta. New Delhi: Crafts Museum, 1985 Jain, Jyotindra and Aarti Aggarwala. National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum, New Delhi. Ahmedabad: Mapin Publishing Pvt. Ltd., 1989."
  • KeywordLover, Relation, Affection, Animal, Rider, Man, Woman, Dessert, Lovestory, Folktale, Potter, Terracotta