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Woman Beneath a Mango Tree
(India, Nepal, and Tibet)
Carved as a bracket to be placed between a pillar and a ceiling, this woman, an embodiment of idealized female beauty, once occupied the hall of a temple. Casting her gaze downward, she grasps a mango-laden branch of the tree above her, unconcerned with the monkey that sits there. Both women and mango trees have ancient associations with fertility and abundance in India, and sculptures such as this one are believed to bring wellbeing and prosperity to the buildings they adorn.
Provenance
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Spink & Sons, London [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; purchased by John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore, September 1982.
Exhibitions
| 2019-2021 | Excursions through the Collection: Portraiture, Adornment, and the Natural World. |
| 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
(Place of Origin)
India, Madhya Pradesh (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 25 1/2 x W: 14 x D: 8 in. (64.8 x 35.6 x 20.3 cm)
Credit Line
Promised gift of John and Berthe Ford
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.
F.53