Model

Figurine

29-130-127

From: Krishnagar | Bengal

Curatorial Section: Asian

Object Number 29-130-127
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Krishnagar | Bengal
Date Made 19th Century - 1904
Section Asian
Materials Clay | Wood | Pigment
Technique Painted
Iconography Cow | Oil Well
Description

Painted clay and wood figurine model. Oil well in Bengal. Worked by a cow. Circular base. 29-130-112 to 29-130-130 is a group of small models showing Indian industries and customs. Made by Chandra Bhusun Paul, Krishnagar, Nadia, Bengal, India.

Height 12.7 cm
Width 26 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number O 501 - Sommerville Oriental Number

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