Kali and her avatars went beyond India – on Japanese matchboxes, German porcelain
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- Catalogue identifier
- kali-import-a5035fec4ec1a47d52a2
- Alternate titles and import identifiers
- KALI-100B11-089
- Author or attribution
- Das, Tina
- Record type
- Article
- Language
- English
- Date / edition
- 2024
- Source / repository
- ThePrint
- Access
- Open access
- Subjects
- 100-Source Research Supplement — Batch 11, November 2026; Global circulation; Material culture; Kali
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Kali images on Japanese matchboxes, German porcelain and Chinese glass paintings.
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Title: Kali and her avatars went beyond India – on Japanese matchboxes, German porcelain
Authors: Das, Tina
Record type: Article
Language: English
Year: 2024
Source / Publisher: ThePrint
Full-text URL: https://theprint.in/feature/around-town/kali-and-her-avatars-went-beyond-india-on-japanese-matchboxes-german-porcelain/1959106
Subjects: Global circulation; Material culture; Kali
Description: Kali images on Japanese matchboxes, German porcelain and Chinese glass paintings.
Access: Free full text
Dedupe check (vs. 1,411-record catalogue + batches 1-10, 5 Nov 2026): No URL, title or object-number match (catalogue or batches 1-10)
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Citation
Das, Tina. Kali and her avatars went beyond India – on Japanese matchboxes, German porcelain. ThePrint. 2024. https://theprint.in/feature/around-town/kali-and-her-avatars-went-beyond-india-on-japanese-matchboxes-german-porcelain/1959106
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