2009.202.118: Elephant Trainers with Charkhis and a Rider Unhorsed (fragment)

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2009.202.118

Title

Elephant Trainers with Charkhis and a Rider Unhorsed (fragment)

Classification

Drawings

Work Type

drawing

Date

18th-19th century

Places

Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan, Kota

Culture

Indian

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/217490

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Ink on paper; Rajput Style, Kota School

Dimensions

25.3 x 12 cm (9 15/16 x 4 3/4 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Stuart Cary Welch (by 1969 - 2008,) by descent; to his estate (2008-2009,) gift; to Harvard Art Museum.

Notes:
Object was part of temporary loan to Museum in 1969.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The Stuart Cary Welch Collection, Gift of Edith I. Welch in memory of Stuart Cary Welch

Accession Year

2009

Object Number

2009.202.118

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

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Descriptions

Description

This drawing, a fragment of a larger composition, depicts four elephant trainers, facing left, each holding up charkhis, firework attachments that were used to control and manipulate elephants. Each trainer wears a turban a long robe (jama) and a waist sash (patka). In the foreground, facing right, a rider has fallen off his horse, which appears to be galloping away. The rider is on his hands and knees, and his turban has come off as his hair falls in front of him. He also wears a long robe and waist sash. Rajput Style, Kota School.

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