Title : Mother Holding an Infant
Accession No : 86/39/D/H/NHHM
The figure showcases a contemporary carved wooden bracket, from Odisha. The figure depicts a Mother and Child, she can be seen holding the child in her right hand, while her left hand is shown holding a ring. The woman has an excuisite hair bun on the side, adorned with hair accessories. The figure is adorned with jewels like round earrings, necklaces, Bajubandha, anklets, Bangles and anklets. She is wearing an intricately carved Dhoti, cloth draped around her breast and a long garland around neck. The facial features are very beautifully depicted like almond eyes, pointed nose and a placid smile. She is holding the infant child in front of her torso.
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Provenance
- StateOdisha
Dimensions
- Measurement (CMS)39 x 17 x 9
Description
- DescriptionThe figure showcases a contemporary carved wooden bracket, from Odisha. The figure depicts a Mother and Child, she can be seen holding the child in her right hand, while her left hand is shown holding a ring. The woman has an excuisite hair bun on the side, adorned with hair accessories. The figure is adorned with jewels like round earrings, necklaces, Bajubandha, anklets, Bangles and anklets. She is wearing an intricately carved Dhoti, cloth draped around her breast and a long garland around neck. The facial features are very beautifully depicted like almond eyes, pointed nose and a placid smile. She is holding the infant child in front of her torso.
- Inscription/Markings No
- RelationThis object is probably a part of architectural structure.
- Reference" Chattopadhaya, Kamaladevi. Handicrafts of India. New Delhi: Indian Council for Cultural Research, 1975. O.C. Handa, Madhu Jain. Wood Handicraft. New Delhi: M.L Gidwani, Indus Publishing Company, 2000."
- KeywordWooden, Carved, Bracket, Mother, Child