Statue

2022-7-3

From: India | Dariapur

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 2022-7-3
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Indian | Islamic
Provenience India | Dariapur
Period 20th Century
Date Made ca. 1986 CE
Section Asian
Materials Brass
Technique Cire Perdue | Dhokra
Iconography Mosque
Description

This statue of a mosque, created using the brass-casting Dhokra technique, was made by an artisan from Dariapur for a regional craft competition. The decision to create a mosque using the Dhokra technique is innovative and may have been selected to stand out from the more traditional types of statues such as horses and elephants.

Height 29 cm
Length 37 cm
Width 23 cm
Credit Line Gift of Bruce Pearson, in honor of Lee Horne, 2022

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