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| Folk drama |
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| Lord Shiva |
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| Model of the Mohenjodaro public bath |
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| Musical Instruments |
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| Village Life |
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| Musical instruments |
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| Vessels made of bamboo |
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| terracotta Figurines |
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| Village Assembly |
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| Weapons |
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| Umamaheshwara |
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| large container |
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| large utensil |
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| Various tools |
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| Durga |
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| Terracotta Figures |
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| Mahishasuramardini metal figure |
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| Bellmetal bell |
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| Assam State Musuem Road |
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| Assam State Museum(Assam Rajyik Musuem) |
This Museum
is a worth-visiting place as it gives a clear picture of Assamese rich culture
and art besides the varied traditions and cultures of Northeastern states in
general. This museum is located on GNB Road at the southern end of the Dighali
Pukhuri Tank. The building looks very big with a beautiful garden in the front.
It is one of India’s largest multipurpose museums having more than twelve
galleries. Out of the 14,000 objects collected nearly five thousand objects are
kept on display in various sections.
In manuscript Section ancient manuscripts in
Assamese, Tai, and Myanmarese written on barks of trees are seen. In Arms and
Ammunition section swords, daggers and shields used by Ahom kings and
ammunitions of Koch and Mughal kings along with modern weapons and ammunition
used by Japanese during II world War are seen. The cannons and cannon balls
used by Ahom soldiers in wars are also displayed.
In Pre-historic section specimens made of
stone, wood, metal and terracotta objects belonging to Indus Valley
Civilisation (Harappa and Mohenjodaro) and terracotta objects found in Assam
and Northeast India are displayed. In Numuismatic and Sculptures section coins
belonging to Ahom and Moghul periods are seen. A coin cabinet holding more than
six thousand coins of reveals the large collection of coins of different
periods and cultures. The metal statues of Durga, Vishnu and Nataraja are some
of the attractive objects in this section.
In Epigraphy
section copper plates and stone slabs with inscriptions describing victories,
land grants and about construction of temples are seen. These inscriptions
dating from fifth to eighteenth century are written in Sanskrit and Assamese in
various scripts. In Sculptures and Handicrafts section sculptures of Vishnu,
Durga, Surya and Shiva are seen. Objects made of bamboo and metal show the
skills of folk art.
In Ethnography section artifacts of ethnic communities of Assam such as
Bodo,Rabha, Dimasa,Tiwa,Karbi,Sonowal and Kachari are displayed. Traditional
homemade textiles, clay flute and ethnic dress items are seen.
In Natural
History section models of Rhinoceros, crocodiles, birds, moths and butterflies
are displayed.On the
ground floor a replica of Assamese cottage with various domestic tools and
weapons are beautifully re-created. The local musical instruments, the village
assembly, the festive celebration of tribal society are very picturesque and
impressive.
In the library established
on 26th January,1984 one can see a very rich collection of
periodicals, journals and books relating to art, culture, mythology. There is a
conservation laboratory here which preserves and restores old sculptures, manuscripts,
old coins, garments, sculptures and paintings. Nearly two thousand objects are
preserved in this section. The Museum authorities recently celebrated their 79th
foundation day. They declared that they would develop the museum into a
world-class museum and would also host a south-east Asian gallery. Really one
feels that one has entered a new world and got a new glimpse of Assamese and
Northeastern way of life and about their arts and traditions.
This museum
was founded by Kamarupa Anusandhan Samiti (Assam Research Society) in 1940 and
was later taken over by the state Government in 1953. The working hours of this
museum are from 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. every day except on Monday and second
and fourth Saturdays. The entry fee is Rs.10/- per person and for taking photos
a special ticket for Rs.20/ is to be taken. In winter the opening hours are
from 10.00 a.m. to 4.30 p.m.
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3rd December, 2018 Somaseshu Gutala
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