Government of India
Yo-Yo
Keywords: Decorative Art
Wood Yo-Yo
Silver Yo-Yo
Publisher: National Museum, New Delhi
Description: It is a disc-shaped wooden Chakri with a thin and deep depression in the middle and both sides convex with a bunch of jingle bells of silver attached to the center on all sides. Leaving the panel beside the rim the outer surface, on both sides is divided into two concentric circles bigger being plane and the smaller one painted with four scenes depicting a mithuna couple, a court scene, elephant fight, and horseman respectively in four semicircular enclosures on the obverse. The panel running beside the rim depicts horsemen, elephants, men with tiger, and dogs. The reverse has also the provision of the same number of scenes with slight variation in subjects.
Type: Decorative Art
Received From: National Museum, New Delhi
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Gujarat, India |
| dc.coverage.temporal | 19th Century |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-11-02T08:47:41Z |
| dc.date.available | 2020-11-02T08:47:41Z |
| dc.description | It is a disc-shaped wooden Chakri with a thin and deep depression in the middle and both sides convex with a bunch of jingle bells of silver attached to the center on all sides. Leaving the panel beside the rim the outer surface, on both sides is divided into two concentric circles bigger being plane and the smaller one painted with four scenes depicting a mithuna couple, a court scene, elephant fight, and horseman respectively in four semicircular enclosures on the obverse. The panel running beside the rim depicts horsemen, elephants, men with tiger, and dogs. The reverse has also the provision of the same number of scenes with slight variation in subjects. |
| dc.format.extent | Dia. 17 cm |
| dc.format.mimetype | image/jpg |
| dc.publisher | National Museum, New Delhi |
| dc.subject | Decorative Art Wood Yo-Yo Silver Yo-Yo |
| dc.type | Decorative Art |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | 57.97/11 |
| dc.format.medium | image |
| dc.format.material | Silver, Wood |
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Gujarat, India |
| dc.coverage.temporal | 19th Century |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-11-02T08:47:41Z |
| dc.date.available | 2020-11-02T08:47:41Z |
| dc.description | It is a disc-shaped wooden Chakri with a thin and deep depression in the middle and both sides convex with a bunch of jingle bells of silver attached to the center on all sides. Leaving the panel beside the rim the outer surface, on both sides is divided into two concentric circles bigger being plane and the smaller one painted with four scenes depicting a mithuna couple, a court scene, elephant fight, and horseman respectively in four semicircular enclosures on the obverse. The panel running beside the rim depicts horsemen, elephants, men with tiger, and dogs. The reverse has also the provision of the same number of scenes with slight variation in subjects. |
| dc.format.extent | Dia. 17 cm |
| dc.format.mimetype | image/jpg |
| dc.publisher | National Museum, New Delhi |
| dc.subject | Decorative Art Wood Yo-Yo Silver Yo-Yo |
| dc.type | Decorative Art |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | 57.97/11 |
| dc.format.medium | image |
| dc.format.material | Silver, Wood |
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