Amberle

I was disappointed to find primarily stone sculptures in the Indian collection. After sleuthing I found out that the reason the collection was so limited was due to the fact that the museums primary donor, Avery Brundage, was only interested in Buddhist and religious sculpture. I had to change my research questions and chose to look at what type of sculptures were chosen to be in his collection. The ten sculptures I randomly selected were all donated by Mr. Brundage and I though were a fair representation of the average objects in the exhibit.

coding categories:
Religion
1. Buddhist
2. Hindu
3. Other

Gender
1. Male
2. Female

Type of material
1. Schist
2. Sandstone
3. Bronze
4. Other

Year of creation (ce)
1. 100-500
2. 500-1000
2. 1000-1500

Sculptures in India collection:
1. Ganesha 2,1,1,3
2. Bodhisattva Maitreya 1,1,1,1
3. Buddha triumphing over Mara 1,1,4,2
4. Durga 2,2,4,2
5. Vishnu 2,1,1,3
6. Vajra Tara 2,2,4,3
7. River deity Ganga 2,2,2,2
8. Vishnu in the form of a boar 2,1,1,3
9. Ganesha 2,1,3,3
10. Krishna overcoming the serpent Kaliya 2,1,3,3

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Findings:
*Majority of sculptures are Hindu.
*Buddhist images are always male.
*Most Hindu sculptures are also male.
*Sculptures are mostly Schist followed by sculptures just marked "stone" and bronze.
*Nearly all Hindu sculptures are made between 1000-1500 ce.