Government of India
Dancer
Keywords: Sculpture
Wooden Sculpture
Publisher: National Museum, New Delhi
Description: A women cymbal player represented in a toy form. The whole structure is carved wood and there are no feet form observed. The whole body is painted black symbolizing a black dress for some specific occasion (such as death) of a traditional costume. There is an absence of upper garment and the upper part is naked and the lower garment is a skirt represented of white color and red - black dotted patterns can be seen on it. These type of objects are either used for tribal handicraft or do possess any relic significance. Some clans also observe these as only decorative items.
Type: Anthropology
Received From: National Museum, New Delhi
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Arunachal Pradesh, India |
| dc.coverage.temporal | 20th Century |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-12-07T11:38:49Z |
| dc.date.available | 2020-12-07T11:38:49Z |
| dc.description | A women cymbal player represented in a toy form. The whole structure is carved wood and there are no feet form observed. The whole body is painted black symbolizing a black dress for some specific occasion (such as death) of a traditional costume. There is an absence of upper garment and the upper part is naked and the lower garment is a skirt represented of white color and red - black dotted patterns can be seen on it. These type of objects are either used for tribal handicraft or do possess any relic significance. Some clans also observe these as only decorative items. |
| dc.format.extent | H: 22.0 cm |
| dc.format.mimetype | image/jpg |
| dc.publisher | National Museum, New Delhi |
| dc.subject | Sculpture Wooden Sculpture |
| dc.type | Anthropology |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | 64.732 |
| dc.format.medium | image |
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Arunachal Pradesh, India |
| dc.coverage.temporal | 20th Century |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-12-07T11:38:49Z |
| dc.date.available | 2020-12-07T11:38:49Z |
| dc.description | A women cymbal player represented in a toy form. The whole structure is carved wood and there are no feet form observed. The whole body is painted black symbolizing a black dress for some specific occasion (such as death) of a traditional costume. There is an absence of upper garment and the upper part is naked and the lower garment is a skirt represented of white color and red - black dotted patterns can be seen on it. These type of objects are either used for tribal handicraft or do possess any relic significance. Some clans also observe these as only decorative items. |
| dc.format.extent | H: 22.0 cm |
| dc.format.mimetype | image/jpg |
| dc.publisher | National Museum, New Delhi |
| dc.subject | Sculpture Wooden Sculpture |
| dc.type | Anthropology |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | 64.732 |
| dc.format.medium | image |
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