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1922.56.23

Wooden post, carved into the shape of a human figure, painted red and golden. [PRA [OPS move] 20/7/2017]

1922.56.23

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wooden post, carved into the shape of a human figure, painted red and golden. [PRA [OPS move] 20/7/2017]
Long description
Wooden post carved into the shape of a human figure. Depicted standing with hands pressed, wearing an elaborate headdress with a conical peak and a golden-patterned costume consisting of a long skirt with three foliage-shaped ornaments and wing-like panels on either side, carved in relief. There are three rectangular holes on the base. [PRA [OPS move] 20/7/2017]
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Francis Howe Seymour Knowles
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1922
Date collected
By 1922
Acquisition information
Purchased: 03/1922
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Material Lacquer Varnish Plant, Process Carved, Process Painted, Process Lacquered Varnished
Dimensions
Depth: max 63 mm, Width: max 63 mm, Height: max 715 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1922.56.23

Search terms: Religion, Figure, Dwelling, Furniture Dwelling, Prayer Object