Elephant (yanai) offering

National Museum of Asian Art

Object Details

Artist
M. Palaniappan (India, born 1949)
Collection
National Museum of Asian Art Collection
Credit Line
Gift of the Indian Advisory Committee for the Festival of India and the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts), Government of India
1985
Accession Number
S1986.544
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Sculpture
Medium
Fired earthenware Wheel-thrown and modeled
Dimensions
H (overall): 110 cm (43 5/16 in)
Origin
Sathiyamangalam, Tamil Nadu state, India
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Topic
ceramic
elephant
India
earthenware
South Asian and Himalayan Art
Contemporary Art
Record ID
fsg_S1986.544
Metadata Usage (text)
Not determined
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye34692713f-4714-475e-bbea-99105a10b26f

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