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1. Oil lamp

Museum number:: 9-12914
Culture or time period:: Tamil people
Object class:: Oil lamps
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Collector:: Niloufer Hirschmann Ichaporia
Collection place:: Ooty Bazaar, Tamil Nadu, South India

2. Plate

Museum number:: 9-11605
Culture or time period:: Badaga people and Toda people
Object class:: Plates (general, dishes)
Function:: 1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Dimensions:: height 4.5 centimeters and diameter 23 centimeters
Collector:: Richard Lerner
Collection place:: Chennai (city), Chennai District, Tamil Nadu
Collection date:: before November 1970

3. Shawl

Museum number:: 9-12998a,b
Culture or time period:: Toda people
Object class:: Shawls and Textiles (visual works)
Collector:: Niloufer Hirschmann Ichaporia
Collection place:: Mumbai (Bombay), Maharashtra State, India

4. Spoon

Museum number:: 9-12935
Culture or time period:: Hindu and Kannada people
Object class:: Spoons
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Collector:: Niloufer Hirschmann Ichaporia
Collection place:: Mysore, Karnataka State, India
Person depicted:: Krishna (Hindu deity)