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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Embracing Ganeshas
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Embracing Ganeshas

Artist Nepalese
Date19th century
Made/manufacturedNepal
MediumCast copper or copper alloy
Dimensions4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineMuseum purchase, funds provided by the David A. Cofrin Fund for Asian Art
Object number2015.23
Collections
DescriptionTwo elephant headed figures embracing
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Equestrian figure
Kotoko Artist
19th- 20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Garuḍa, the eagle mount of Viṣṇu
Indian
17th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Parvati
Indian
15th-16th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Currency (okpoho)
Nigerian Artist
19th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Currency (okpoho)
Nigerian Artist
19th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Katanga Cross (handa)
Congolese Artist (Democratic Republic of Congo)
possibly late 19th-early 20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Katanga Cross ( handa)
Congolese Artist (Democratic Republic of Congo)
possibly late 19th-early 20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Equestrian figure
Kotoko Artist
19th-20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Anklet
Nkundu Artist
early-mid 20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Anklet
Nkundu Artist
early-mid 20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Long handled hoe (haywa)
Djerma Artist
19th-early 20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Prestige anklet (konga)
Ekonda Artist
19th-20th century

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