Figure of a drummer

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

• Origin

  India

• Credit Line

  Gift of Mrs. Rajindra Sarin

• Type

  Sculpture

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1900s, 1990s

• Name

  Sarin, Amita

• Place

  India

• Topic

  South Asian and Himalayan Art, Lost-wax process, Art, Sculpture, Drums (Membranophones), Metal-work

• Culture

  Himalayan peoples, South Asians

• Object Type

  Sculpture