Peri Astride a Composite Camel Made of Three Female Dancers (pounce)
18th century
Description
A peri, a winged fairy-like spirit of Persian mythology, sits on top of a composite camel made up of three female dancers. The barefoot dancers wear large-leafed skirts and gold jewelry. Two dancers, whose legs act as the camel’s front and hind legs, hold the third dancer horizontally, so that she constitutes the camel’s body. Her legs are bent upward and her feet are in a large leaf boot shaped to look like a camel’s head. The peri sits on the shoulders of the standing dancer in the front. The peri carries reins in one hand and a whip in the other. She wears an ornate crown and has a gold halo behind her head. Rajput Style.
Dimensions
17 x 16.2 cm (6 11/16 x 6 3/8 in.)
Provenance
Stuart Cary Welch (by 1973 - 2008,) by descent; to his estate (2008-2009,) gift; to Harvard Art Museum. Notes: Object was part of temporary loan to Museum in 1973.
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