Figurine of a Goddess

National Crafts Museum & Hastkala Academy

Title : Figurine of a Goddess

Accession No : 66/7/4288

This is a figurine of a goddess having four arms. The deity is standing on a pedestral designed with dokhra motifs. The hairs are shown as spiral shaped. The palms of the two hands are embosed like lotus. The chest area is prominent, but the lower half of the figure has a flat triangular shaped body.

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Source

  • RepositoryNational Crafts Museum and Hastkala Academy
  • CollectionMuseum Collection

Provenance

  • CountryIndia
  • StateWest Bengal
  • DistrictBankura

Condition

  • ConditionGood
  • Action NoteCNR

Contributor

  • Community / TribeMalar-Karamkar

Dimensions

  • Weight (GRMS)0.00

Significance

  • ReligiousThis is a religious object.
  • ArtisticDhokra (also spelt Dokra) is non–ferrous metal casting using the lost-wax casting technique. This sort of metal casting has been used in India for over 4,000 years and is still used. The product of Dhokra artisans is in great demand in domestic and foreign markets because of its primitive simplicity, enchanting folk motifs and forceful form. Dhokra horses, elephants, peacocks, owls, religious images, measuring bowls, lamp caskets etc., are highly appreciated.

Description

  • DescriptionThis is a figurine of a goddess having four arms. The deity is standing on a pedestral designed with dokhra motifs. The hairs are shown as spiral shaped. The palms of the two hands are embosed like lotus. The chest area is prominent, but the lower half of the figure has a flat triangular shaped body.
  • Inscription/Markings No
  • Reference" S.D. Trivedi, U.C. Dwivedi, ed. Metallic Art of India. New Delhi: Sharda Publishing House, 2009. Chattopadhaya, Kamaladevi. Handicrafts of India. New Delhi: Indian Council for Cultural Research, 1975. Jain, Jyotindra and Aarti Aggarwala. National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum, New Delhi. Ahmedabad: Mapin Publishing Pvt. Ltd., 1989. "
  • KeywordGoddess, Dokhra, Metal, Brass