Furniture Plaque Showing Female Musician in an Architectural Framework
This small plaque depicts a woman mid-dance step, playing a cylindrical drum known as the pakhavaj, which is suspended around her neck. She is positioned beneath a lobed, cusped arch, an architectural form familiar to the Deccan, where this piece was likely made. Scantily clad, this dancing girl is adorned with various pieces of jewelry including bangles, anklets, a necklace, and nose ring. Her long plait and scarf (dupatta) undulate with the rhythm of her movement
Artwork Details
- Title: Furniture Plaque Showing Female Musician in an Architectural Framework
- Date: 16th century
- Geography: From India, possibly Deccan
- Medium: Ivory
- Dimensions: H. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm)
W. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm) - Classification: Ivories and Bone
- Credit Line: Gift of Cynthia Hazen Polsky, 2013
- Object Number: 2013.244
- Curatorial Department: Islamic Art
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