SCULPTURE

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

SCULPTURE

Entry/Object ID

606/14106

Description

Water buffalo, two humans on water buffalo with flute.

Collection

ETHNOGRAPHIC/CHINA

Made/Created

Place

Continent

Asia

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

China

Culture/Tribe

Chinese
Asian

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sculpture

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Parts

Count

1

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Research Notes

Notes

There is a handwritten note in the accession book that says "Made in the Philippines", but with the description of Chinese. This statue represents a common motif in Zen Buddhism representing phases to reach Enlightenment.