Figure

Museum number:
18-1478
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3934
Description:
Rice deity figure. Depicts female in skirt with sash; chain weave for garment, plain weave for figure’s body; face is embroidered in black thread onto whole leaf pieces, in heart shape with star-like arms emanating from face. Headdress ornately decorated with orange and green thread embroidered on it, additional woven fringe. At either side of the headdress are two woven circular ornaments resembling earrings. Length 29 cm. Headdress width 17.5 cm.
Donor:
Beth Harnex MacLafferty Blake
Collection place:
Malaysia
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
April 1, 1984
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 18-1478, described as Rice deity figure. Depicts female in skirt with sash; chain weave for garment, plain weave for figure’s body; face is embroidered in black thread onto whole leaf pieces, in heart shape with star-like arms emanating from face. Headdress ornately decorated with orange and green thread embroidered on it, additional woven fringe. At either side of the headdress are two woven circular ornaments resembling earrings. Length 29 cm. Headdress width 17.5 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 18-1478, described as Rice deity figure. Depicts female in skirt with sash; chain weave for garment, plain weave for figure’s body; face is embroidered in black thread onto whole leaf pieces, in heart shape with star-like arms emanating from face. Headdress ornately decorated with orange and green thread embroidered on it, additional woven fringe. At either side of the headdress are two woven circular ornaments resembling earrings. Length 29 cm. Headdress width 17.5 cm.

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