Carved Black Ebony Figurine of Man with Spear and Sea Monster

Sculpture

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L.T. Jordan Institute for International Awareness

Carved ebony figurine of man with a spear fighting a sea monster.: Image of a dark brown carved figurine of man holding spear and standing on some sort of sea monster. Both the creature and man have white ivory eyes and teeth.
Carved ebony figurine of man with a spear fighting a sea monster.

Image of a dark brown carved figurine of man holding spear and standing on some sort of sea monster. Both the creature and man have white ivory eyes and teeth.

Name/Title

Carved Black Ebony Figurine of Man with Spear and Sea Monster

Entry/Object ID

JI2025000370

Description

Carved ebony figurine of man holding a spear and fighting a sea monster. The eyes and the teeth of both the man and creature are made of ivory.

Context

The figurine belonged to the Jordans and was likely made in Bali. The Jordans travelled to Bali, Indonesia many times and this would have been picked up during one of their trips.

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Hong Kong

Continent

Asia

Country

China