Summary
Alternative Names: Poonah Figure, Poona Figure
This clay figure of a Hindu Packman's Coolie was part of a series of 82 Indian clay figures purchased from Stubb and Co for £9.10 in 1867 by the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV). The group of figures, which came from Pune (Poonah), represented various castes, occupations and religious sects in India. The NGV Stock book records identify the figure as 'Packmans Coolie (Hindoo)'.
Physical Description
Figure of a man on a wooden base. The base is painted red turned wood. A paper label is glued to the upper side of the base. The figure is plaster/composition modeled over wooden dowels, it is painted with a medium brown skin tone and dressed in fabric. His garments consist of a red cloth turban, a shirt of red and white cotton and white trousers and a sash. He has two large cloth bundles slung across his shoulders and is holding a piece of folded paper in his right hand.
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Acquisition Information
Donation (Probable) from Exhibition: 1880 International, Melbourne, 1880
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Place & Date Made
Pune, Maharashtra, India, circa 1867
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Inscriptions
Printed in black ink on paper label: 8
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Classification
Museum history, Affiliated institutions, Exhibition heritage
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
5.5 cm (Width), 13 cm (Height)
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Keywords
Artistic Practices, Artists, Crafts, Dolls, Handcrafts, Indigenous Cultures, Modelmaking, Museum History, Religions: Hinduism, Sculpture
