Title : Kinhal Female Doll
Accession No : 68/7/4905
Kinhal female doll standing on a wooden plateform painted with zari and coloured strips. The village of Kinnal, in Raichur district of Karnataka, is known for a particular tradition of polychromed wooden figures including animals, mythological figures, dancers and mother and child. The rounded sculptural quality of the figure, in conformity with the South Indian ideal of beauty, the large black staring eyes and the long hair braid, meant deliberately to drop across the arm, are definite attributes of a nayika or dancer. The village of Kinnal, in Raichur district of Karnataka, is known for a particular tradition of polychromed wooden figures including animals, mythological figures, dancers and mother and child.
Gallery
Source
- RepositoryNational Crafts Museum and Hastkala Academy
- CollectionMuseum Collection
Provenance
- CountryIndia
- StateKarnataka
- DistrictKoppal
Period
- Start Date20th century
Condition
- ConditionGood
- Action NoteCR
Dimensions
- Measurement (CMS)118 x 52 x 24.5
- Weight (GRMS)0.00
Significance
- ArtisticThe distinctive technique of creating a smooth painting surface on sculptures made from uneven wood involves the use of "a sticky substance prepared out of jute rags which are soaked, slivered into pieces, dried, powdered, then mixed with saw dust and tamarind seed paste ... " This resulting substance, known as kitta, is then dabbed all over the wooden sculpture by hand. The craters are filled in with tiny bits of cotton and tamarind seed paste. "Over this is applied the pebble paste which forms the base for the application of the paint." There is a certain random spontaneity in the use of bright colours by the chitrakars or painters of Kinnal.
Description
- DescriptionKinhal female doll standing on a wooden plateform painted with zari and coloured strips. The village of Kinnal, in Raichur district of Karnataka, is known for a particular tradition of polychromed wooden figures including animals, mythological figures, dancers and mother and child. The rounded sculptural quality of the figure, in conformity with the South Indian ideal of beauty, the large black staring eyes and the long hair braid, meant deliberately to drop across the arm, are definite attributes of a nayika or dancer. The village of Kinnal, in Raichur district of Karnataka, is known for a particular tradition of polychromed wooden figures including animals, mythological figures, dancers and mother and child.
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- Reference“Indian Toys and Dolls, Indian Dolls, Indian Toys, Toys and Dolls, Traditional Toys, Dolls of India, Toys in India.” Indian Toys and Dolls, Indian Dolls, Indian Toys, Toys and Dolls, Traditional Toys, Dolls of India, Toys in India, www.craftsinindia.com, http://www.craftsinindia.com/indian-art-culture/indian-toys-dolls.html#:~:text=In%20India%2C%20the%20earliest%20dolls,making%20toys%20and%20crafting%20dolls. Accessed 27 July 2022.
- KeywordFemale Figure, Kinhal Female Doll, Zari, Kinnal, Raichur District, Karnataka