Summary

Alternative Names: Poonah Figure, Poona Figure

This clay figure of a Hindu Clerk was made in Lucknow, India. It was exhibited at the Melbourne International Exhibition in 1880, as part of a group of figures representing various castes, occupations and religious sects in India. This group was awarded a Third Order of Merit and was exhibited as part of the British India Court. It was gifted to the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) by the India Commission of the Melbourne International Exhibition, 1880-81. The NGV Stock book identifies the figure as a 'Hindoo Clerk'.

Physical Description

Figure of a man on a square base made from fired clay, painted brown. A paper label is glued to the base. The man is fired clay modeled over ferrous metal armature, which attaches to the base. The figure is painted with a brown skin tone and is wearing a white tunic and white pants; he has a white bag slung over his right shoulder.

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