Animal Figure

National Crafts Museum & Hastkala Academy

Title : Animal Figure

Accession No : 83/B/16

This is a wooden animal figure. The figure is carved with decorative designs. It is depicted standing on two wooden surfaces. Both its eyes are open and its tongue is out.

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
  • Action NoteSlightly Damaged

Dimensions

  • Measurement (CMS)66 x 863 x 305
  • 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 wooden animal figure. The figure is carved with decorative designs. It is depicted standing on two wooden surfaces. Both its eyes are open and its tongue is out.
  • 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.
  • KeywordAnimal Figure, Wood, Craved, Standing, Two Surface