DepartmentAsia

Ganesh

NameDeity Figure

CultureHindu

Datec. 1960

Place madeBihar, India, South Asia, Asia

MediumMetal

Dimensions5 1/16 × 3 1/8 × 2 1/8 in. (12.8 × 7.9 × 5.4 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.22.621

Object numberA.1981.22.621

Collections

Multiple Visions: A Common Bond

Description"Ganesh" cast; pointed hat; triangular-shaped ears; forehead oval attached; wire-like bands starting as eyebrow and trailing to half trunk where they wrap around; chord around neck, over shoulder, across chest diagonally; pot-bellied; four extended arms; seated with crossed legs.