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Object Of The Month

Dablo (container), Gujarat, 20th century

Posted December 15, 2020December 15, 2020 SADACCPosted in Object Of The Month

A dablo is a form of storage container used by the Kathi community of southern Gujarat. Dabla (plural) come […]

Jain temple hanging, 20th century

Posted November 15, 2020December 15, 2020 SADACCPosted in Object Of The Month

This temple hanging is from Gujarat in Northwest India. It has been made using a […]

Oxen and cart with household possessions

Company School Paintings

Posted October 19, 2020October 19, 2020 SADACCPosted in Object Of The Month

Company School paintings, early 19th century In the early 19th century, Indian miniature painters found a […]

buddahthrone

Buddhist Thrones

Posted September 20, 2020October 5, 2020 SADACCPosted in Object Of The Month

Buddhist Thrones, Burma, Early 20th Century This intricate wood carved Buddhist monk’s throne, dating from […]

Pithora Paintings

Pithora Paintings

Posted July 27, 2020October 5, 2020 SADACCPosted in Object Of The Month

Pithora Paintings, Gujarat, Early 21st Century Pithora paintings are traditionally painted on the walls of […]

vishnu and garuda

Vishnu and Garuda

Posted June 27, 2020July 27, 2020 SADACCPosted in Object Of The Month

Vishnu and Garuda, early 20th century, Balinese This carved and painted wooden figure of Vishnu […]

Stereoscope, 1901 and Stereographs, India, 1903.

Stereoscope and Stereographs

Posted May 28, 2020May 28, 2020 SADACCPosted in Object Of The Month

Stereoscopes were popular through the Victorian and Edwardian eras, providing people with entertaining[…]

Carved Yashoda Figure

Carved Yashoda Figure

Posted April 27, 2020April 27, 2020 SADACCPosted in Object Of The Month

Yashoda, is the foster mother of Krishna, as described in the Puranic Hindu texts. This […]

Samovars, copper

Samovars, Copper and Brass

Posted March 24, 2020March 30, 2020 SADACCPosted in Object Of The Month

Samovars originated in Russia to boil and heat water but these large urn-shaped samovars are […]

Lord Sharabha and Narasimha

Posted February 24, 2020March 30, 2020 SADACCPosted in Object Of The Month

Later, King Hiranyakashipu had a son, Prahlad, who chose to worship Vishnu. Hiranyakashipu was incensed. […]

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