Figurine

Object/Artifact

-

New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Figurine

Entry/Object ID

NU 2022.80

Description

A painted carved wooden figurine depicting a man standing on a patch of grass. The grass/base is roughly triangular, and painted green with black Burmese characters. The man has cream-colored skin, and is wearing a red over-the-shoulder wrap, exposing the right arm. The wrap has tan polka dots throughout, with two vertical stripes on the right side. The man is wearing a black, red, and green beaded necklace as well as a white turban with a black knot towards the front.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Southeast Asia

Continent

Asia

Notes

Burmese

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

Front of base

Language

Burmese

Material/Technique

Painted

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 2018.39

Dimensions

Height

7-3/4 in

Width

2-5/8 in

Depth

2-1/4 in

Material

Wood

Condition

Overall Condition

Good