- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Large carved, ?painted or ?lacquered, and ?papier-mache figure of a seated belu. Seated, with one leg raised at the knee, and the other crossed horizontally underneath. One arm resting elbow on knee, forming a circle between finger and thumb. [ILL [OPS move] 9/8/2017]
- Long description
- Large carved, ?painted or ?lacquered figure of a seated belu. Seated, with one leg raised at the knee, and the other crossed horizontally underneath. One arm resting elbow on knee, forming a circle between finger and thumb. Has black painted hair and a painted chin beard, and prominent facial features carved in relief. Two fangs protruding from the mouth, and the face painted with scrollwork. Clothed in intricately decorated shirt and 'longyi', painted black red and gold, and inlaid with reflective glass tear-shaped sequins and beads. Seated on round base with four metal rings attached at equal intervals around the circumference. [ILL [OPS move] 9/8/2017]
- Geographical reference
- Cultural groups
- Burman
- Date / Period
- Date made: 1800-1900
- Date collected
- By 1922
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1922
- Materials and processes
- Material Wood Plant, Material Lacquer Varnish, Material Pigment, Material Metal, Material Papier-Mâché Paper Plant, Material Plaster, Process Carved, Process Forged (Metal), Process Lacquered Varnished, Process Painted
- Dimensions
- Height: max 680 mm, Width: max 405 mm, Depth: max 380 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1922.53.1
1922.53.1
Large carved, ?painted or ?lacquered, and ?papier-mache figure of a seated belu. Seated, with one leg raised at the knee, and the other crossed horizontally underneath. One arm resting elbow on knee, forming a circle between finger and thumb. [ILL [OPS move] 9/8/2017]
1922.53.1
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