NDLI: Bird on a Wheel

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Culture Heritage

Food and Culture

Gazettes and Gazetteers

Intangible Cultural Heritage

Museum Collections

Fragment of Needle

Agricultural Implement

Jahangir and Noor Jahan

Appliances of Narcotic

Archaeological Collection

Architectural Fragment

Architecture Panel

Armoury and Weapons

Arms and Armour

Bronze Collection

Central Asian Antiquity

Domestic Appliance

Dress and Headgear

Educational Artifact

Fishing Implement

Freedom Struggle

Household Object

Medals and Badge

Modern Painting

Musical Instrument

Nehru Collection

Numismatics and Epigraphy

Ornamental Plaque Or Motif

Pre-Columbian and Western Art

Religious Article

Ritualistic Objects

Seals And Sealing

Stone Sculpture

Black Berry (Wooden Toy)

Bottle (Wooden Toy)

Cup (Wooden Toy)

Dholak (Wooden Toy)

Earthen Toy (Pot)

Fruit (Wooden Toy)

Ghar Ghari (Wooden Toy)

Human Figure (Wooden Toy)

Kanta (Wooden Toy)

Nabagunjara (Wooden Deity)

Piece of Wood (Toy)

Piece of Wood (Wooden Toy)

Pitcher (Wooden Toy)

Plate (Wooden Toy)

Portion of a Clay Toy

Rattle (Wooden Toy)

Small Container (Wooden Toy)

Terracotta Ball

Terracotta Doll

Wheel of Red Clay Toy Cart

Wooden Toy (A Soldier)

Wooden Toy (Cup)

Wooden Toy (Fruit)

Wooden Toy (Horse)

Wooden Toy (Human Figure)

Wooden Toy (Lady)

Wooden Toy (Man)

Wooden Toy (Rattle)

Wooden Toy (Sentry)

Wooden Toy (Top)

Wooden Toy (Woman)

Wooden Toy (a Man)

Earthen Toy ( Lady ) 0

Earthen Pot (Toy)

Wooden Plate 23

Earthenware Toy

Elephant Toy Cart

Wooden Container 1

Part of a Wooden Toy 0

Wooden Toy (Glass) 0

Radha - Krishna 2

Wheel of a Toy-Cart 2

A Wooden Cup 11

Wooden Bowl (Wooden Toy)

Bottle-Shaped Wooden Toy

Wooden Figure (Lady)

Radha-Krishna Bracket

Wooden Toy (Dancing Lady)

Wooden Toy (Plate)

Toy (Part of a Bullock Cart)

Palm Leaf Toy (Parrot)

Wooden Toy (Warrior)

Wooden Part of a Sword Belt

Wooden Toy (Box)

Wooden Toy (Boy)

Toy (A Pair of Ponies)

Horse (Wooden Toy)

Earthen Toy (Lady)

Wooden Toy/ A Small Round Box with a Lid

Kauta (Wooden Toy)

Earthen Toy (Rabbit)

Glass (Wooden Toy)

Dumble (Wooden Toy)

Bird on a Wheel

Wooden Toy (Bowl)

Brinzal (Wooden Toy)

Wooden Toy/ Ball/ Rattle

Chess Board with Game Pieces

Wooden Toy (Soldier)

Earthen Toy (Elephant)

Clay Toy in the Form of Lotus Flower with Seven Petals

Wooden Toy/ Container (Lata)

Wooden Toy (Lid)

Small Vessel (Wooden Toy)

Terracotta Ball Roughly Made, with Depression on One Side

Spindle Whorl (Wooden Toy)

Piece of Wood (Square)

Egg Cup (Wooden Toy)

Wooden Toy (Bullock)

Surahi (Wooden Toy)

Wooden Toy (Sugar Bit or Water Melon)

Portion of a Terracotta Toy Cart

Wooden Toy (Only Lid)

Gaja Singha (Elephant and Lion)

Model of a Dish (Wooden Toy)

Wooden Toy (Ladder)

Wooden Toy (Pitcher)

Wooden Toy/ Glass

Wooden Peg (Toy/Top)

Model of a Ploughman with Bullocks

A Pair of Elephant Wooden Toy (Model)

Wooden Toy (Half Part Only)

Part of Wooden Toy

Basket for Keeping Seeds

Dumb-Bell (Wooden Toy)

Rougly Made Ball

Cow (Wooden Toy)

Earthen Bowl (Toy)

Wooden Toy (Bird)

Face of Putul Nach

Wooden Toy (A Part of a Railway Engine)

Wooden Figure Anglo Indian

Wooden Model of Mace

Model of a Tent

Wooden Toy (Bed Post)

Earthen Toy (Monkey)

Wooden Toy (In Fact a Lid)

Human Figure (Toy)

Wooden Toy (Yo-Yo)

Face of Mahadev

Earthen Toy (Part of a Grinding Machine - a Corn Grinder)

Wooden Piece (Square One)

Wooden Toy (Rattle - Round One)

Wooden Toy (Seed Capsule)

Wooden Toy (Cow)

Earthen Toy (Goddess Saraswati)

Wooden Toy (Jhoomar)

Terracotta Game Object

Toy (Shiva Linga)

Earthen Toy (Bowl)

Wooden Toy (Dish)

Piece of Wood (Red)

Wooden Toy (Vessel)

Wooden Toy (Ghooti 9 Pieces)

Wooden Toy (Lid of a Box)

Wooden Toy (1st Stage)

Jharrah (Wooden Toy)

Wooden Toy (Piece)

Animal Figure (Knot)

Earthen Toy (Camel Rider Warrior)

Bowl (Wooden Toy)

Ball (Wooden Toy)

Earthen Toy (Nadu Gopala)

Travel and Transport

Bench used by Mahatma Gandhi

Ashurnasirpal II and Attendant

Musical Instruments of India

Newspaper Clipping

Technical Report

Textile Freedom

Textiles Museum Collections

Bird on a Wheel

Content Provider	Indian Culture
Organization	Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, Mumbai
Spatial Coverage	Harappa, Punjab, Pakistan
Temporal Coverage	3200-1500 BC
Description	Historical Significance :- The discovery of terracotta figures and toys is of great value for the Indus Valley Civilization. It throws light on its extent and period and also highlights how this culture catered to the cultural needs of its people, especially children. It has been suggested that the real objects of nature in their miniature forms were made for children or were made by children. The tradition of making such items exists in India even today. Of late the finding of such toys has given rise to the area of research known as the ‘archaeology of childhood’, which seeks to construct the childhood of a particular culture through the analysis of the terracotta findings of that area. Cultural Significance :- The bird on the wheel is said to be part of the so-called ‘bird-chariots’ of the Bronze Age. They were spread very widely throughout the world as they have been found in places related to the late Bronze Age of Europe, and later even in China, Japan, and Siberia. Artistic Significance :- The terracotta bird is made flat in shape and has an expanded tail. The eyes have been made by appliqueing pellets on to the head. There are horizontal holes pierced for attaching an axle for wheels. There is also a perforation below the neck to pass a chord by means of which the bird could be drawn. Since it was made of terracotta, it could be easily moulded and baked. Spiritual Significance :- It has been observed that at times the purposes of terracotta figures have been attributed to cult practices. However, the bird on wheel is clearly for the entertainment of children. Its workmanship also does not propose that it was made by children. Style :- Harappan
File Format	JPG / JPEG
Language	English
Publisher	Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Terracotta Toy Indus Valley Civilization
Content Type	Image
Resource Type	Photograph

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