The exhibition included terra cottas made in India as well as ones made at Mingei International Museum by potters from India during the exhibition, FORMS OF MOTHER EARTH, part of the 1986 U.S. Festival of India. Terra cottas include horses, elephants, bulls, other animal forms and figures, as well as pottery forms that are used in daily life and ritual. Among temple cloths featured were woodblock prints from Ahmedabad. Other ornamental arts included jewelry, dowry chests, household shrines and implements, toys and paintings. The exhibition revealed the rich diversity and integral relationship of art and daily life in India.
On View
Feb 12 - Sep 4, 1994
Curated By
Martha Longenecker