Jester's Bauble

A275

From: India | Naga Hills

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number A275
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Indian
Provenience India | Naga Hills
Section Asian
Materials Wood | Cotton | Shell (uncertain)
Description

Wooden figure with arms missing. Shell necklace around the neck, painted dots just below the neck. Oval shaped head with balls of cotton along the edges and a strip of leather around the upper portion. One eye is made from thread, mouth made up of vertically orientated shells. Medial ridge for nose.

Length 60 cm
Width 14 cm
Credit Line Gift of William Henry Furness 3rd, Hiram M. Hiller, and Alfred Craven Harrison Jr., 1900

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