Object Details
- Provenance
- At least from early 20th century-?
- Ownership information unknown
- ?-1991
- Amita Sarin (Mrs. Rajindra Sarin), method of acquisition unknown [1]
- From 1991
- Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Amita Sarin (Mrs. Rajindra Sarin) [2]
- Notes:
- [1] See “Incoming Receipt,” dated January 16, 1991, copy in object file. The object was transferred from Amita Sarin (Mrs. Rajindra Sarin) to the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery for acquisition consideration on January 16, 1991. Object is described as “Bastar bronze figure of a dancer.”
- Amita Sarin is a writer, researcher, and educator who focuses on Indian art and architecture. Sarin has held multiple positions at the Smithsonian Institution, and she has also taught classes on Indian art and architecture at the University of Maryland in College Park, MD. She is currently a screenwriter who works on projects about India.
- [2] See “Deed of Gift to the Arthur M. Sacker Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution,” dated August 29, 1991, copy in object file. Object is described as “India, Bastar, Figure of a dancer.”
- Research updated June 20, 2023
- Collection
- National Museum of Asian Art Collection
- Previous custodian or owner
- Amita Sarin (born 1952)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. Rajindra Sarin
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- S1991.153
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Sculpture
- Medium
- Brass
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 48.5 x 11.4 x 13 cm (19 1/8 x 4 1/2 x 5 1/8 in)
- Origin
- India
- See more items in
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- casting
- lost-wax process
- metal
- drum
- India
- South Asian and Himalayan Art
- Record ID
- fsg_S1991.153
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3ac3ea3db-a6b7-414a-a404-74e07f2f3831
