Pair of Off-White Soapstone Figurines Playing Musical Instruments

Sculpture

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L.T. Jordan Institute for International Awareness

Pair of musical soapstone figurines.: Pair of two soapstone figurines. They depict a woman with an instrument, on the right, and a man singing, on the left. The woman is holding a Chinese lute, also known as a pipa.
Pair of musical soapstone figurines.

Pair of two soapstone figurines. They depict a woman with an instrument, on the right, and a man singing, on the left. The woman is holding a Chinese lute, also known as a pipa.

Name/Title

Pair of Off-White Soapstone Figurines Playing Musical Instruments

Entry/Object ID

JI2025000366

Description

Pair of two soapstone figurines. They depict a woman with an instrument and a man singing. The woman is holding a Chinese lute, also known as a pipa.

Context

The piece is said to have been made in Bali, Indonesia, however it was gifted to the Jordans by Chinese workmen who came to work at the Kuwait Oil Company in the 1950s.

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Bali

Continent

Asia

Parts

Count

2

Parts

2 figurines