Title : Mobile Temple Shrine
Accession No : 61/7/2176
Wooden painted cupboard showing religious figures inside and outside. The shrine is movable and can be assembled and dismantled easily. The shrine looks like a small cupboard with wide doors. The doors have narrative painted on it.
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Source
- RepositoryNational Crafts Museum and Hastkala Academy
- CollectionMuseum Collection
Provenance
- CountryIndia
- StateRajasthan
- DistrictChittorgarh
Period
- Start DateEarly 20th century
Condition
- ConditionGood
- Action NoteCNR
Dimensions
- Measurement (CMS)15.5 x 21.5 x 32.5
- Weight (GRMS)0.00
Significance
- Socio economicMobile Shrines, known as Kanwad in Rajasthan are made by the Kharadi community. It is carried by the Vaishnavite people from place to place to narrate stories. The offering they get are used to feed animals and birds.
- ArtisticWood carving is a form of woodworking by means of a cutting tool (knife) in one hand or a chisel by two hands or with one hand on a chisel and one hand on a mallet, resulting in a wooden figure or figurine, or in the sculptural ornamentation of a wooden object. The phrase may also refer to the finished product, from individual sculptures to hand-worked mouldings composing part of a tracery.
Description
- DescriptionWooden painted cupboard showing religious figures inside and outside. The shrine is movable and can be assembled and dismantled easily. The shrine looks like a small cupboard with wide doors. The doors have narrative painted on it.
- Inscription/Markings No
- Reference“The Penguin History of Early India.” Google Books, books.google.co.in, https://books.google.co.in/books?id=gyiqZKDlSBMC&pg=PA269&lpg=PA269&dq=wooden+cupboard+with+religious+figures+history+in+india&source=bl&ots=SXOHvZ00Ut&sig=ACfU3U0TTTXgNxHWbQvLzhKa6g5GIPePwQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjSn_TvxJj5AhVUDLcAHfM_DtsQ6AF6BAguEAM#v=onepage&q=wooden%20cupboard%20with%20religious%20figures%20history%20in%20india&f=false. Accessed 27 July 2022.
- KeywordShrine, Mobile, Deity, Narrative, Ceremoial, Procession, Gods, Goddesses