Box

National Crafts Museum & Hastkala Academy

Title : Box

Accession No : 53/5/88

This is a temple shaped box. Four compartments are showing paintings of deer, birds, fishes and floral motifs. There is a dancing male figure on the top of the object.


Source

  • RepositoryNational Crafts Museum and Hastkala Academy
  • CollectionMuseum Collection

Provenance

  • CountryIndia
  • StateOdisha

Period

  • Start Date20th century

Condition

  • ConditionPoor
  • RemarksMissing Parts, Damaged

Dimensions

  • Measurement (CMS)258 x 18 x 18
  • Weight (GRMS)0.00

Description

  • DescriptionThis is a temple shaped box. Four compartments are showing paintings of deer, birds, fishes and floral motifs. There is a dancing male figure on the top of the object.
  • Inscription/Markings No
  • ReferenceRecarving the Wood: History and Revival of Woodcarving in Uttaranchal. Mahila Haat: Delhi 2002. O.C. Handa, Madhu Jain. Wood Handicraft. New Delhi: M.L Gidwani, Indus Publishing Company, 2000.
  • KeywordTemple, Box, Painting, Deer