Located on the complex of Raj Bhawan, the museum was established in 1962. It was a collection of archaeological excavations dating back to 8th-12th century A.D. It also has Jain bronze carvings,brassworks etc. for viewing. It has good collection of art and artifacts and historic objects associated with this region.
The notable collection of this museum, is the finely carved out statues of Devdasi or Nartakis (Dancer) ranging from 6th century AD to 12th century AD procured from an ancient township called Chandravati, 7 kms away from Abu. There is an image of the Chakrabahu Shiva having a 'trishul' (trident) in one hand and a 'khadag' in the other and sitting on Nandi, the bull. On each side of Shiva are dancing girls.Museum has two sections.
The first section has been contains weapons, musical instruments, ladies ornaments like 'barly', 'damani', 'karna', 'guthma toda', 'gaga wala thoomar', 'kanksi berla' and various types of earrings and garments etc.
The second section has a series of miniature paintings based on raga-raginis, lain images from Sirohi, medium sized shields, a small canon called 'Topdi' and some pieces of carvings on local wood.
Timing : 10.00 A.M. to 4.30 P.M.
Closed : Friday and gazetted holidays. |
