carved stone figure; male wearing long robe holding a short staff along right arm at waist level. left arm obscured within sleeve, wearing round hat or other device behind head. figure on a short self stand.
Donor:
Estate of Elizabeth Huff
Collection place:
China
Verbatim coll. place:
Asia, China
Collector:
Elizabeth Huff
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
August 5, 1988
Context of use:
decorative
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
height 7.5 centimeters, length 2 centimeters, and width 2.7 centimeters