Figure of Lady with Peacock

National Crafts Museum & Hastkala Academy

Title : Figure of Lady with Peacock

Accession No : 83/B/24

This is a figure of lady with peacock. The woman is depicted standing on a Mayura. Both the hands of the woman are missing. Jewelery and clothes have been carved. It is brown in color and polished.

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)203 x 915 x 508
  • 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 figure of lady with peacock. The woman is depicted standing on a Mayura. Both the hands of the woman are missing. Jewelery and clothes have been carved. It is brown in color and polished.
  • 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.
  • KeywordWood, Carving, Brown, Figure, Lady, Mayura