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Vaishnaya Gosain

The plaster model Vaishnaya Gosain depicts a Shivaist sannyasin. The naked upper body is decorated with white lines, he wears a red cap, a scarf around his shoulders and a wooden necklace. One hand is covered by a gomukhi, a cloth bag in which the mala (rosary) is kept. Four vessels are draped around the gosain.

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
Plaster model of a Shivaist sannyasin
Dimensions
Objektmaß: 6,5 x 10 x 9 cm
Material/Technique
Plaster, Fabric
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
I C 23111

Provenance and sources

when
18th century (2nd half of the)
where
India [Land]

who
Prof. A. Weber - Former Possessors

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