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A Deer Hunt
(India, Nepal, and Tibet)
A woman with a giant torch mesmerizes a deer. She may not be a member of the Bhil tribe (though her skirt resembles a Bhil skirt) but a lady of the court, indulging in a nocturnal adventure. This must have been a memorable event, with its own special mood, which the court artist was asked to preserve.
Provenance
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Jegdish Mittal, Hyderabad, India [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2000, by gift.
Exhibitions
| 2001-2003 | Desire and Devotion: Art from India, Nepal, and Tibet in the John and Berthe Ford Collection. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara; Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque; Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham; Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong. |
Geographies
India, Rajasthan, Kotah (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 6 5/8 x W: 10 1/16 in. (16.8 x 25.6 cm); Framed H: 15 15/16 × W: 20 13/16 × D: 1 in. (40.48 × 52.86 × 2.54 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of John and Berthe Ford, 2000
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
W.854