DepartmentAsia

Durga riding tiger

NameDeity Figure

CultureHindu

Datec. 1960

Place madeMadhya Pradesh, India, South Asia, Asia

MediumMetal

Dimensions6 7/8 x 1 15/16 in. (17.5 x 5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.28.258

Object numberA.1981.28.258

Collections

Asia

DescriptionFemale sits sideways on back of tiger with stripes, curvilinear tail, mouth open with tongue out; figure holds sticks in hands, tongue out, incised lines for ribs, circular breasts, wears curvilinear headdress.

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