Male Figure

National Crafts Museum & Hastkala Academy

Title : Male Figure

Accession No : VC/72/199

This is a standing male figure on square pedestal. He is wearing a coiled snake as head gear. He is holding a wepon in his right hand. It has projecting canines. Its cloth has been made by carving.

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Source

  • RepositoryNational Crafts Museum and Hastkala Academy
  • CollectionVillage Complex Collection

Provenance

  • CountryIndia
  • StateKarnataka

Period

  • Start DateLate 19th Century

Condition

  • ConditionPoor
  • RemarksMissing Parts, Damaged

Dimensions

  • Measurement (CMS)1505 x 37 x 365
  • Weight (GRMS)0.00

Description

  • DescriptionThis is a standing male figure on square pedestal. He is wearing a coiled snake as head gear. He is holding a wepon in his right hand. It has projecting canines. Its cloth has been made by carving.
  • 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.
  • KeywordWood, Carving, Standing, Pedestal, Wepon