Core

86-14-38

From: India | West Bengal

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 86-14-38
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience India | West Bengal
Creator Haradhan Karmakar
Date Made 1986
Section Asian
Materials Clay
Iconography Elephant
Description

Earthen core for elephant such as 86-14-37. The legs have been repaired and broken again. This core was made by Haradhan Karmakar from clay taken from R. Dayal Prajapati, the potter at Mahamaya. Karmakar ordinarily uses his own clay as in 86-14-8. Core = cor (Bengali and Malar).

Height 5.5 cm
Width 4 cm
Credit Line Purchased from the Crafts Council of West Bengal, 1986

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