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Partner: Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A)
Reference: IS.3-1955
Description: This image of the Goddess Kali, is an aspect of the Hindu deity in her most terrifying form. Here she is depicted as black skinned, four armed with her tongue out and blood dripping from her mouth, wearing a garland of skulls and human heads. In her left hand she holds a severed head. Calcutta, c 1865.
Date(s): 1865
Community: South Asian Community
Theme: Origins (conditions in the country of origin)
Format: Image
Access: Available for consultation by appointment at the Victoria and Albert Museum
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