Rice Measuring Bowl
90-13-9
From: India | Dariapur
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 90-13-9 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Indian | Malhar |
| Provenience | India | Dariapur |
| Creator | Bishonath |
| Date Made | 20th Century - 1986 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Brass |
| Technique | Dhokra | False Filigree | Brushed |
| Iconography | Flowers |
| Description | Brushed brass below waist. Bulge at waist. Band with criss-cross design along middle. Linear floral decoration along upper half of bowl with larger leaf decoration at "four corners" or bowl. Band of thin vertical lines along top. Very similar to bowl made by Sibram (2/6/89). Made by Bishonath. Some dark tarnish on outside and some spotted tarnish on inside. |
| Credit Line | Museum Purchase, 1990 |
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