Model building

Museum number:
18-995
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3083
Description:
house model; carved wood house on stilts; incised and painted curvilinear and zoomorphic designs, red, black and white pigment; curved, thatched roof; end of roofline and decorative finial missing at on end. Said by Mrs. Blair to be model of Barak headman’s house in Brastagi. Height 31.5 cm.
Donor:
Mrs. Earl M. Blair
Collection place:
Malaysia
Collector:
Earl M. Blair
Collection date:
1923-1938
Object type:
(not specified)
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
1974
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Model building, accession number 18-995, described as house model; carved wood house on stilts; incised and painted curvilinear and zoomorphic designs, red, black and white pigment; curved, thatched roof; end of roofline and decorative finial missing at on end. Said by Mrs. Blair to be model of Barak headman’s house in Brastagi. Height 31.5 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Model building, accession number 18-995, described as house model; carved wood house on stilts; incised and painted curvilinear and zoomorphic designs, red, black and white pigment; curved, thatched roof; end of roofline and decorative finial missing at on end. Said by Mrs. Blair to be model of Barak headman’s house in Brastagi. Height 31.5 cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Model building, accession number 18-995, described as house model; carved wood house on stilts; incised and painted curvilinear and zoomorphic designs, red, black and white pigment; curved, thatched roof; end of roofline and decorative finial missing at on end. Said by Mrs. Blair to be model of Barak headman’s house in Brastagi. Height 31.5 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Model building, accession number 18-995, described as house model; carved wood house on stilts; incised and painted curvilinear and zoomorphic designs, red, black and white pigment; curved, thatched roof; end of roofline and decorative finial missing at on end. Said by Mrs. Blair to be model of Barak headman’s house in Brastagi. Height 31.5 cm.

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