Coconut, Carved Hindu Gods

Object/Artifact

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Maritime Museum of San Diego

Name/Title

Coconut, Carved Hindu Gods

Entry/Object ID

1983.061.001

Description

-polished brown coconut carving -intricate lacy leaf and flower motif with 5 Hindu god figures: 4 on four sides, 1 on the bottom -Bali (?)

Collection

Decorative Arts Collection

Made/Created

Place

Island

Bali, Indonesia

Country

Indonesia

Region

Melanesia

Continent

Oceania

Ocean

Southwest Pacific Ocean, South Pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean, World Ocean, Western Pacific Ocean

Notes

Date: early 20th c.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Carving

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sculpture

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Material

Coconut