Tipu's Tigers

by Susan Stronge

Tipu's Tiger is one of the V&A's most enduringly famous and fascinating objects. Commissioned in the 1790s by Tipu Sultan of Mysore, India, this extraordinary wooden automaton of a tiger devouring a British soldier was a symbol of the Sultan's authority and a reflection of his opposition to the British. After Tipu was killed in 1799, the tiger, which houses pipes that simulate its roar and the shrieks of its victim, was shipped to London, where it...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1851775757
• ISBN13: 9781851775750
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Victoria & Albert Museum
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 9.6" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary