Wooden ornament

Museum number:
9-14638
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
None (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.3032
Description:
Carving, teak, stained: Writhing dragon, head coiled around facing tail. Wide bared mouth, bulging eyes under heavy brows: 3- clawed legs; scales in high relief. Backside flat, end of tail broken off. Length: 30.5 cm, Width: 11cm.
Donor:
Design Department (UC Berkeley)
Collection place:
China
Verbatim coll. place:
China
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Dragons
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Accession date:
1974
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Wooden ornament, accession number 9-14638, described as Carving, teak, stained: Writhing dragon, head coiled around facing tail. Wide bared mouth, bulging eyes under heavy brows: 3- clawed legs; scales in high relief. Backside flat, end of tail broken off. Length: 30.5 cm, Width: 11cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Wooden ornament, accession number 9-14638, described as Carving, teak, stained: Writhing dragon, head coiled around facing tail. Wide bared mouth, bulging eyes under heavy brows: 3- clawed legs; scales in high relief. Backside flat, end of tail broken off. Length: 30.5 cm, Width: 11cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Wooden ornament, accession number 9-14638, described as Carving, teak, stained: Writhing dragon, head coiled around facing tail. Wide bared mouth, bulging eyes under heavy brows: 3- clawed legs; scales in high relief. Backside flat, end of tail broken off. Length: 30.5 cm, Width: 11cm.

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