Female Attendant Bearing Fly-Whisk (Chauri)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Female Attendant Bearing Fly-Whisk (Chauri)

Date
700s
Medium
ivory
Culture
India, Kashmir
Department
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID
146958

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The chaurī , or flywhisk, is a frequent attribute of attendants.

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Credit line
John L. Severance Fund
Provenance
?-1972: (Spink & Son, Ltd., London, UK, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) | 1972-: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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  • Representative object from the topic Indian Ivory Decorative Carvings
    Indian Ivory Decorative Carvings

    These objects are all intricately carved ivory pieces from various regions of the Indian subcontinent, including decorative panels, brackets, combs, and sculptural elements dating primarily from the Mughal period and ear

    33 objects from 3 institutions

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