Male Figure

National Crafts Museum & Hastkala Academy

Title : Male Figure

Accession No : 83/B/6

This is a standing bearded male figure with open teeth and matted hair. Its necklace and lower part of the clothes have intricate carvings. It has depicted on sqaure base.

Gallery

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Source

  • RepositoryNational Crafts Museum and Hastkala Academy
  • CollectionMuseum Collection

Provenance

  • CountryIndia
  • StateKarnataka
  • DistrictBengaluru

Period

  • Start Date19th century

Condition

  • ConditionAverage
  • RemarksMissing Parts, Damaged

Dimensions

  • Measurement (CMS)165 x 76 x 18

Significance

  • Socio economicThe Hindu community in the coastal areas believe in the worship of supernatural beings and divine ancestral spirits known as 'Bhutas'. Hence, Bhuta figures translate to worshipping of divine beings.

Description

  • DescriptionThis is a standing bearded male figure with open teeth and matted hair. Its necklace and lower part of the clothes have intricate carvings. It has depicted on sqaure base.
  • 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.
  • KeywordStanding, Bearded Male Figure, Open Teeth, Matted Hair