Statuette of Shiva

Unknown Indian, Indian

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collected about 1950

Wood

Height: 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of John Clarence McGuire, Class of 1953

53.29.12898

Geography

Place Made: India, South Asia, Asia

Period

20th century

Object Name

Ceremonial Artifact

Research Area

Asia

Not on view

Provenance

Collected by Lt. Edward McGuire USMC; to his son, Morgan J. McGuire (1933-1971, Class of 1955); given to present collection, 1955.

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