[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria and Albert Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam) › Tippoo's Tiger # Tippoo's Tiger "Tippoo's Tiger" was made for Tipu Sultan, ruler of Mysore in South India (1782-1799). The almost life-size wooden semi-automaton consists of a tiger mauling a prostrate figure in European clothes. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1785–1794 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.2545-is](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.2545-is) · Pramāṇa