Palanquin bearer (one of a pair with S1993.45)

Object Details

• Provenance

  To 1993

  Francois Rabier, Brussels, to 1993

  From 1993

  Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, purchased from Francois Rabier in 1993

• Collection

  National Museum of Asian Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Puja: Expressions of Hindu Devotion (Friday, April 26, 1996 - Sunday, July 09, 2000)

• Previous custodian or owner

  François Rabier

• Origin

  Chhattisgarh state, India

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds

• Type

  Sculpture

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1890s, 1860s

• Name

  Rabier, Francois

• Place

  Chhattisgarh state, India

• Topic

  South Asian and Himalayan Art, Lost-wax process, Art, Sculpture, Metal-work

• Culture

  Himalayan peoples, South Asians

• Object Type

  Sculpture