Female Figure

National Crafts Museum & Hastkala Academy

Title : Female Figure

Accession No : 83/B/15

This is a carved female figure. Its lower part of the clothes, earrings and necklace are carved in intricate designs. It is painted in polished brown color.

Gallery

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Source

  • RepositoryNational Crafts Museum and Hastkala Academy
  • CollectionMuseum Collection

Provenance

  • CountryIndia
  • StateKarnataka
  • DistrictBengaluru

Period

  • Start DateLate 18th century

Condition

  • ConditionAverage
  • RemarksMissing Parts, Damaged

Dimensions

  • Measurement (CMS)188 x 482 x 38
  • Weight (GRMS)0.00

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 carved female figure. Its lower part of the clothes, earrings and necklace are carved in intricate designs. It is painted in polished brown color.
  • 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.
  • KeywordFemale Figure, Carved, Wood, Necklace, Brown Colour