Summary
Alternative Names: Poonah Figure, Poona Figure
This clay figure of a Hindu woman with Bajree cakes 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 describes the figure as a 'Hindoo Village Woman, with Bajree Cakes'.
Physical Description
Figure of a woman on a turned wooden base. The base is painted dark green. A paper label is glued to the base. The figure is plaster/composition modeled over wooden dowels, it is painted with a dark brown skin tone and is dressed in fabric. Her garments consist of a headcloth of red and blue cotton, a blue and white cotton blouse and a shawl, and blue cotton trousers. She is carrying a basket with bajree cakes on her head. The object is damaged, missing her left arm below the elbow and her left foot.
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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: 36
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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), 14.5 cm (Height)
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Keywords
Artistic Practices, Artists, Crafts, Dolls, Handcrafts, Indigenous Cultures, Modelmaking, Museum History, Religions: Hinduism, Sculpture