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Drawing

MOA: University of British Columbia

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Pricked pattern design following a drawing of Ganesh. The paper is semi-opaque. The elephant deity is depicted in profile, wearing a crown, holding things in three of his four hands, and sits with his feet together. He sits on a low platform with four feet. In the upper right corner is a small mouse.

  • Iconographic Meaning

    Image of the Hindu deity Ganesh. The maker described this design as a "non-traditional style Ganesh".

  • History Of Use

    Used to create a design on a textile stamp.

  • Type of Item drawing
  • Culture Gujarati
  • Measurements height 25.4 cm, width 22.3 cm (overall)
  • Creator Dilip Lakhmanbhai
  • Previous Owner Dorothy Field
  • Received from Dorothy Field
  • Made in Ahmadabad
  • Creation Date during 1996
  • Ownership Date before October 10, 2019
  • Acquisition Date on October 10, 2019
  • Item Classes works on paper
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3396/0006

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