Votive offering in anthropomorphic form to goddess Mata

Made:: 1898-1899 in Hyderabad

maker:: Unknown

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Carved wooden votive offering, crudely executed in anthropomorphic form, possibly female, offered to Mata, Goddess of smallpox, during famine, Nizam's dominions, Hyderabad, India, 1898-1899; secured to long wooden base along with three other statues, see A79209 -A79211

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Category:: Oriental Medicine

Object Number:: A79208

Materials:: complete, wood (unidentified)

type:: votive offering

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credit:: Luxmore

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