Name/Title
Wooden FigurineEntry/Object ID
2011.720.6Description
A small painted wooden figure in a pink hat (likely a taqiyah), white vest with silver trim, and pink and red striped skirt. It is standing on a blue base, and holding what is potentially a stick of incense, or a cigarette.Collection
History Collection, Helen P. Formos Memorial CollectionCataloged By
collectionsintern@numulosgatos.orgEthnography
Notes
Box 16 notes that its contents are "possibly from Burma [Myanmar]" but there is no documentation. Some evidence suggests that these are Javanese pieces.Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term
FigurineNomenclature Secondary Object Term
StatueNomenclature Primary Object Term
SculptureNomenclature Class
ArtNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Height
8-3/4 inWidth
2 inLength
1-1/2 inRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Helen P. FormosNotes
CollectorPerson or Organization
Bridget Meek, Mary FormosNotes
DonorsProvenance
Provenance Detail
Gift of Bridget Meek & Mary FormosAcquisition Method
GiftNotes/Remarks
This gift established the Helen P. Formos Memorial Collection
