Set of wooden cards

Museum number:
9-11803a-c
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2910
Object count:
122
Description:
Playing cards in box with lid for playing Dasawatara; 122 lacquered and painted paper playing cards (round) (a) box: rectangular wood with painted deity on each side (b) sliding lid with Ganesh on top; (c) 120 playing cards; backs painted red, fronts painted with avatars of the Lord Vishnu. Set of instructions are included.
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund and Niloufer Hirschmann Ichaporia
Collection place:
Maharashtra State, India
Collector:
Niloufer Hirschmann Ichaporia
Person depicted:
Ganesha (Hindu deity) and Vishnu (Hindu deity)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.6 Sports, Games, Amusements; Gambling and Pet Accessories
Accession date:
December 7, 1972
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Comment:
only 120 playing cards present L. Beyer 2/21/2014
Loans:
S1981-1982 #18: Physical Education (UC Berkeley)/Roberta Park (October 12, 1981–October 28, 1981)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 11 titled Set of wooden cards, accession number 9-11803a-c, described as Playing cards in box with lid for playing Dasawatara; 122 lacquered and painted paper playing cards (round) (a) box: rectangular wood with painted deity on each side (b) sliding lid with Ganesh on top; (c) 120 playing cards; backs painted red, fronts painted with avatars of the Lord Vishnu. Set of instructions are included.Hearst Museum object 2 of 11 titled Set of wooden cards, accession number 9-11803a-c, described as Playing cards in box with lid for playing Dasawatara; 122 lacquered and painted paper playing cards (round) (a) box: rectangular wood with painted deity on each side (b) sliding lid with Ganesh on top; (c) 120 playing cards; backs painted red, fronts painted with avatars of the Lord Vishnu. Set of instructions are included.Hearst Museum object 3 of 11 titled Set of wooden cards, accession number 9-11803a-c, described as Playing cards in box with lid for playing Dasawatara; 122 lacquered and painted paper playing cards (round) (a) box: rectangular wood with painted deity on each side (b) sliding lid with Ganesh on top; (c) 120 playing cards; backs painted red, fronts painted with avatars of the Lord Vishnu. Set of instructions are included.Hearst Museum object 4 of 11 titled Set of wooden cards, accession number 9-11803a-c, described as Playing cards in box with lid for playing Dasawatara; 122 lacquered and painted paper playing cards (round) (a) box: rectangular wood with painted deity on each side (b) sliding lid with Ganesh on top; (c) 120 playing cards; backs painted red, fronts painted with avatars of the Lord Vishnu. Set of instructions are included.Hearst Museum object 5 of 11 titled Set of wooden cards, accession number 9-11803a-c, described as Playing cards in box with lid for playing Dasawatara; 122 lacquered and painted paper playing cards (round) (a) box: rectangular wood with painted deity on each side (b) sliding lid with Ganesh on top; (c) 120 playing cards; backs painted red, fronts painted with avatars of the Lord Vishnu. Set of instructions are included.Hearst Museum object 6 of 11 titled Set of wooden cards, accession number 9-11803a-c, described as Playing cards in box with lid for playing Dasawatara; 122 lacquered and painted paper playing cards (round) (a) box: rectangular wood with painted deity on each side (b) sliding lid with Ganesh on top; (c) 120 playing cards; backs painted red, fronts painted with avatars of the Lord Vishnu. Set of instructions are included.Hearst Museum object 7 of 11 titled Set of wooden cards, accession number 9-11803a-c, described as Playing cards in box with lid for playing Dasawatara; 122 lacquered and painted paper playing cards (round) (a) box: rectangular wood with painted deity on each side (b) sliding lid with Ganesh on top; (c) 120 playing cards; backs painted red, fronts painted with avatars of the Lord Vishnu. Set of instructions are included.Hearst Museum object 8 of 11 titled Set of wooden cards, accession number 9-11803a-c, described as Playing cards in box with lid for playing Dasawatara; 122 lacquered and painted paper playing cards (round) (a) box: rectangular wood with painted deity on each side (b) sliding lid with Ganesh on top; (c) 120 playing cards; backs painted red, fronts painted with avatars of the Lord Vishnu. Set of instructions are included.Hearst Museum object 9 of 11 titled Set of wooden cards, accession number 9-11803a-c, described as Playing cards in box with lid for playing Dasawatara; 122 lacquered and painted paper playing cards (round) (a) box: rectangular wood with painted deity on each side (b) sliding lid with Ganesh on top; (c) 120 playing cards; backs painted red, fronts painted with avatars of the Lord Vishnu. Set of instructions are included.Hearst Museum object 10 of 11 titled Set of wooden cards, accession number 9-11803a-c, described as Playing cards in box with lid for playing Dasawatara; 122 lacquered and painted paper playing cards (round) (a) box: rectangular wood with painted deity on each side (b) sliding lid with Ganesh on top; (c) 120 playing cards; backs painted red, fronts painted with avatars of the Lord Vishnu. Set of instructions are included.Hearst Museum object 11 of 11 titled Set of wooden cards, accession number 9-11803a-c, described as Playing cards in box with lid for playing Dasawatara; 122 lacquered and painted paper playing cards (round) (a) box: rectangular wood with painted deity on each side (b) sliding lid with Ganesh on top; (c) 120 playing cards; backs painted red, fronts painted with avatars of the Lord Vishnu. Set of instructions are included.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Set of wooden cards, accession number 9-11803a-c, described as Playing cards in box with lid for playing Dasawatara; 122 lacquered and painted paper playing cards (round) (a) box: rectangular wood with painted deity on each side (b) sliding lid with Ganesh on top; (c) 120 playing cards; backs painted red, fronts painted with avatars of the Lord Vishnu. Set of instructions are included.

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