Shitala Mata - Goddess of Smallpox

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Object Details

Location

Currently not on view (donkey figure)

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of Donald A. Henderson, M.D. M.P.H.

ID Number

1985.0768.06

catalog number

1985.0768.06

accession number

1985.0768

Object Name

statue, smallpox goddess

Physical Description

plaster of paris (overall material)

Measurements

goddess: 19 1/2 in x 12 1/2 in x 8 in; 49.53 cm x 31.75 cm x 20.32 cm

donkey: 15 1/2 in x 7 13/32 in x 16 1/2 in; 39.37 cm x 18.796 cm x 41.91 cm

place made

India

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Medicine and Science: Medicine

Health & Medicine

The Antibody Initiative

Antibody Initiative: Smallpox

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-4923-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_722841