Figurine

Museum number:
18-1480
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3829
Description:
Gurni figure, carved from dark brown wood; figure squats with hands clasped at knees; loop carved at bottom of feet; worn around neck. Worn around neck. Width 2.5 cm. Height 9.5 cm.
Donor:
Leo Brereton and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Borneo, Indonesia
Culture or time period:
Dayak peoples
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Figurine, accession number 18-1480, described as Gurni figure, carved from dark brown wood; figure squats with hands clasped at knees; loop carved at bottom of feet; worn around neck. Worn around neck. Width 2.5 cm. Height 9.5 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Figurine, accession number 18-1480, described as Gurni figure, carved from dark brown wood; figure squats with hands clasped at knees; loop carved at bottom of feet; worn around neck. Worn around neck. Width 2.5 cm. Height 9.5 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 18-1480, described as Gurni figure, carved from dark brown wood; figure squats with hands clasped at knees; loop carved at bottom of feet; worn around neck. Worn around neck. Width 2.5 cm. Height 9.5 cm.

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