Untitled (Dancer)

Name/Title

Untitled (Dancer)

Entry/Object ID

2010.014

Collection

Hundal Collection

Made/Created

Artist

Abdur Rahman Chughtai

Date made

circa 1940 - circa 1949

Time Period

20th Century

Dimensions

Height

23-5/8 in

Width

19 in

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Cultural/Historical Context

Label

This nearly nude lady almost certainly represents the Hindu goddess Parvati indicated by the mountain landscape, the lotus halo and lotus in her hand. The deer at her feet, generally associated with Sufi ideology is a conscious anomaly.