Summary
Alternative Names: Poonah Figure, Poona Figure
This clay figure of a Hindu Tailor 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 Stockbook describes the figure as a 'Hindoo Tailor'.
Physical Description
Figure of a man on a turned wooden base. The base is painted red. A paper label is glued to the base. The figure is plaster/composition modeled over wooden dowels, it is painted with a terracotta skin tone and is dressed in fabric. His garments consist of white cotton turban, shirt, tunic and trousers. He has a white cotton bundle and three pieces of textiles - orange, brown and brown with white stripes - across his shoulders. He holds a piece of red cloth in his left hand and a folded piece of brown cloth with white stripes in his right. He also has a painted beard and moustache .
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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 a paper label glued to the base: 22
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Classification
Museum history, Affiliated institutions, Exhibition heritage
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Overall Dimensions
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