Festival image of local deities (Kannimar)

Object Details

• Collection

  National Museum of Asian Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Treasures from the Smithsonian: A First Look (October 11, 2001 to August 23, 2002)

• Origin

  Tamil Nadu state, India

• Credit Line

  Gift of the Indian Advisory Committee for the Festival of India and the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts), Government of India

• Type

  Sculpture

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1980s

• Place

  Tamil Nadu state, India

• Topic

  South Asian and Himalayan Art, Festivals, Contemporary Art, Art, Pottery, Ceramics

• Culture

  Himalayan peoples, South Asians

• Object Type

  Sculpture