Tourist art
An unknown feminine-looking deity that holds a spear, a drum and an elephant goad. A white dog stands behind, probably a vahana or vehicle, indicating that this could be a representation of the god Bhairava.
Object Summary
Museum Number | 128/1998/7 |
Simple Name | painting on mica |
Full Name | Hindu deity: unknown |
Common Name | tourist art |
Production country | India |
Material | mica; pigment (oil-based) |
Collection class | Archives and images |
Collection continent | Asia |
Collection area/region | S |
Production town | Thanjavur |
Production county | Tamil Nadu |
Production continent | Asia |
Production year low | late 19th century |
Production year high | early 20th century |
Function name | souvenir |
Function detail | This painting on mica was made in Thanjavur, India in the late Nineteenth or early part of the Twentieth Century as a souvenir for visiting tourists. It is part of a collection depicting various landscape scenes and images of Hindu and Muslim religious celebrations. |