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Gifts of earth : terracottas & clay sculptures of India / text and photographs by Stephen P. Huyler.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New Delhi : Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts ; Middletown, NJ : Grantha Corp., c1996.Description: 231 p. : col. ill. ; 31 cmISBN:
  • 0944142486
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • NK4151 .H89 1996
Contents:
Prologue: Mitti: Mud, sacred and mundane -- 1. Kumbhara: Makers of pots -- 2. Prajapati: Potters descended from a god -- 3. Puja: Terracottas used in worship -- 4. Mitti Ke Dan: Gifts of earth -- 5. Tamil Nadu: Guardians of boundaries -- 6. Uttar Pradesh: Gifts of elephants --7. Orissa: Temples for Tulasi.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Books (30-Day Checkout) Books (30-Day Checkout) Nash Library General Stacks NK4151.H89 1996 1 Available 33710000776950

Includes bibliographical references (p. 216-221).

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Prologue: Mitti: Mud, sacred and mundane -- 1. Kumbhara: Makers of pots -- 2. Prajapati: Potters descended from a god -- 3. Puja: Terracottas used in worship -- 4. Mitti Ke Dan: Gifts of earth -- 5. Tamil Nadu: Guardians of boundaries -- 6. Uttar Pradesh: Gifts of elephants --7. Orissa: Temples for Tulasi.