Idol

Museum number:
18-73
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1505
Description:
Stone figure: standing female; intwined by serpent. height 8 1/4 inches. Base Diameter 2 inches.
Donor:
Alexa Saunders and Bernard G. Saunders
Collection place:
Malaysia
Culture or time period:
Malaysian
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers) and Twined weaving
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
1962
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Idol, accession number 18-73, described as Stone figure: standing female; intwined by serpent. height 8 1/4 inches. Base Diameter 2 inches.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Idol, accession number 18-73, described as Stone figure: standing female; intwined by serpent. height 8 1/4 inches. Base Diameter 2 inches.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Idol, accession number 18-73, described as Stone figure: standing female; intwined by serpent. height 8 1/4 inches. Base Diameter 2 inches.

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