DepartmentAsia

Rider and Horse

NameFigure

Artist Artist unrecorded

Datec. 1950

Place madeBastar District, Madhya Pradesh, India, South Asia, Asia

MediumMetal (brass)

Dimensions5 7/8 × 9 1/16 × 7 1/2 in. (15 × 23 × 19 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.4.132

Object numberA.1981.4.132

Collections

Multiple Visions: A Common Bond

DescriptionCast, lost-wax?, filed, brass. Mounted on wheels. Bridled, standing horse with thick legs. Loops under each leg around two steel bars, with four wheels with textured surface. Rider: turban, flat torso, legs at sides, arms extended holding reins. Bas-relief, geometric-textured saddle.