- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Figure of bird made of wood, with bone beak and eyes. The bird is standing on a rectangular base. [PR [OPS move] 22/3/2017]
- Geographical reference
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1954
- Date collected
- By 1954
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1954
- Materials and processes
- Material Wood Plant, Material Bone, Material Glass, Material Bead, Process Carved
- Dimensions
- Width: max 47 mm, Length: max 94 mm, Height: max 154 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1954.9.208
Search terms: Figure, Trade, Bird Figure, Animal Figure
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