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1971.31.1.2

Carved wooden animal figure of a black painted hen with red painted comb. Legs cross over just above the talons. [IL [OPS Move] 14/6/2017]

1971.31.1.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Carved wooden animal figure of a black painted hen with red painted comb. Legs cross over just above the talons. [IL [OPS Move] 14/6/2017]
Long description
Carved wooden animal figure of a black painted hen with red painted comb. Legs cross over just above the talons. Can be held suspended upside down by the figure of a woman [1971.31.1 .1] in one hand. [IL [OPS Move] 14/6/2017]
Person
Field collector D.J.M. MacKenzie
PRM source D.J.M. MacKenzie
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1952
Date collected
circa 1952
Acquisition information
Donated: 1971
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Material Metal, Process Carved, Process Painted, Process Forged (Metal), Process Nailed
Dimensions
Height: max 188 mm, Length: max 130 mm, Width: max 54 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1971.31.1.2

Search terms: Figure, Model, Bird Figure

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