Wood Carved Siva

Object/Artifact

Maritime Museum of San Diego

Name/Title

Wood Carved "Siva"

Entry/Object ID

1983.069.001

Description

-wood carved statuette of monkey god "Siva" ("destroyer", also spelled "Shiva"- one of three main gods with Vishnu and Brahma) -figure is standing on turtle -label on bottom reads: "Den Pasar Bali 1932" (see photo 4)

Collection

Ethnographic Collection

Made/Created

Place

City

Denpasar, Bali

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

Figure, Religious

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Symbol, Religious

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Religious Objects

Nomenclature Class

Ceremonial Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Material

Wood