Female Deity

National Crafts Museum & Hastkala Academy

Title : Female Deity

Accession No : 7/4387 (3)

The figure showcases a late 19th century wooden painted figure of seated female deity, from Andhra Pradesh. The figure is adorned with a conical headgear or Mukut over her head. She has her hands extended in front and raised and holding a pot in her left hand which is now broken. The figure has bulging eyes, broken nose, protuded breasts and cinched waist. The figure is brown in colour with yellow paints used to show jewels and textures.

Gallery


Provenance

  • StateAndhra Pradesh

Condition

  • ConditionPoor
  • RemarksCR
  • Action NoteDamaged, Darkening, Broken

Dimensions

  • Measurement (CMS)38 x 22 x 16
  • Weight (GRMS)0.00

Significance

  • ReligiousThis is a religious object.