Carving

Museum number:
9-17289
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3845
Description:
Carving; loin, black with white teeth and toenails. Wood; carved, with black stain and ivory insets. Sri Lanka (Ceylon), Colombo. Made for sale. Tail re-attached at Museum. L. = 58 cm. H. = 20 cm.
Donor:
James Page Dowden
Collection place:
Sri Lanka (Ceylon)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Carving, accession number 9-17289, described as Carving; loin, black with white teeth and toenails. Wood; carved, with black stain and ivory insets. Sri Lanka (Ceylon), Colombo. Made for sale. Tail re-attached at Museum. L. = 58 cm. H. = 20 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Carving, accession number 9-17289, described as Carving; loin, black with white teeth and toenails. Wood; carved, with black stain and ivory insets. Sri Lanka (Ceylon), Colombo. Made for sale. Tail re-attached at Museum. L. = 58 cm. H. = 20 cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Carving, accession number 9-17289, described as Carving; loin, black with white teeth and toenails. Wood; carved, with black stain and ivory insets. Sri Lanka (Ceylon), Colombo. Made for sale. Tail re-attached at Museum. L. = 58 cm. H. = 20 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Carving, accession number 9-17289, described as Carving; loin, black with white teeth and toenails. Wood; carved, with black stain and ivory insets. Sri Lanka (Ceylon), Colombo. Made for sale. Tail re-attached at Museum. L. = 58 cm. H. = 20 cm.

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