Miniature Figurines

Object/Artifact

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New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Miniature Figurines

Entry/Object ID

NU 2022.165

Description

A set of small, painted wooden miniature figurines. There are two sets that consist of two connected people wearing black shoes, yellow pants, green tops, and black hats. There is a set of two people wearing black shoes, yellow pants, green tops, black hats, and carrying a square red flag with four yellow dots. There is a set of two people wearing black shoes, yellow pants, green tops, black hats, and holding a metal pole that is bearing a multicolored decorative cylinder. There are also two people carrying golden cymbals; one is wearing black shoes, yellow pants, a green top, and a black hat, while the other is wearing black shoes, navy pants, and an orange top and orange hat.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1904

Time Period

20th Century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

East Asia

Continent

Asia

Notes

Shanghai, China

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Figurine

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Statue

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sculpture

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Temporary Number

Other Number

NN 2018.73

Dimensions

Height

4-3/4 in

Width

2-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Measurements represent the dimensions for the longest figurines and the widest figurines.

Material

Wood, Metal

Condition

Overall Condition

Poor