Title : Figurine of a Sufi Saint
Accession No : 2011/1790/D
"The figurine showcases statue of a Sufi saint placed on a raised stepped cylindrical pedestal. The Sufi saint is entirely black in colour and it is lacquered. He can be seen in a robe with both his hands raised upwards. He is adorned with a stylised turban. The facial features of the figurine are faintly visible. The pedestal is stepped and raised and it is cylindrical in shape. The object appears to be a trophy as it has name-plaque mentioned with 'Sada-e-Sufi' from Sufi Foundation India. "
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Provenance
- StateJammu and Kashmir
Condition
- ConditionGood
- Action NoteCNR
Dimensions
- Measurement (CMS)18 x 9 (dia)
Significance
- ArtisticMolten material, typically metal, is used in casting operations. Then, a cavity in a mould that will later become the shape of the finished object is filled with this molten material. When the desired shape is achieved, the molten material cools while typically absorbing heat from the mould.
Description
- Description"The figurine showcases statue of a Sufi saint placed on a raised stepped cylindrical pedestal. The Sufi saint is entirely black in colour and it is lacquered. He can be seen in a robe with both his hands raised upwards. He is adorned with a stylised turban. The facial features of the figurine are faintly visible. The pedestal is stepped and raised and it is cylindrical in shape. The object appears to be a trophy as it has name-plaque mentioned with 'Sada-e-Sufi' from Sufi Foundation India. "
- Inscription/Markings No
- Reference" Ranjan, Aditi. Handmade in India: Crafts of India. Edited by Aditi Ranjan & M. P. Ranjan. Ahmedabad: Council of Handicraft Development Corporations, 2007. Chattopadhaya, Kamaladevi. Handicrafts of India. New Delhi: Indian Council for Cultural Research, 1975. S.D. Trivedi, U.C. Dwivedi, ed. Metallic Art of India. New Delhi: Sharda Publishing House, 2009. "
- KeywordMetalware, Trophy, Sufi, Artistic, Decorative, Handicraft