Figure of a man in a semi-seated posture, arms bent in front, clutching an object. He has a pointed nose, wide mouth, and wears a close-fitting domed cap. He carries a bag under the left arm, slung over the right shoulder. The toes are missing. The surface has been scorched but for the face, legs below the knee, and a band above the elbow. This specimen joins at the feet with the rear of 1969.265.

figure (art)
1969.264
Anthropology

1 item (description level: part)

Broad category

Anthropology: Ethnography

Additional names, titles, or classifications

catalogue name:  figure (art)
object name (local):  wood - man
object name (local):  figure (art)
object name:  human figure

Place

Naga Hills, Nagaland, India, South Asia, Asia

Additional place information

made or collected:  Naga Hills 

Collector

Kiernan, Kenneth J.

Additional collector information

collector:  Kiernan, Kenneth J. 

Date collected

{earliest=1940, latest=1948, primary=true, value=1940 - 1948}

Additional date information

date collected:  1940 - 1948 
1940 - 1948 

Culture

Konyak; Naga

Additional culture information

maker or user:  Naga 
maker or user:  Konyak 

Materials & techniques

wood

Additional material & technique information

material: wood (overall)

Measurements

overall: 177 mm x 55 mm x 105 mm

Additional measurement information

overall: 177 mm x 55 mm x 105 mm

Collection made by the donor between 1940-1948, when items were still in use. Collector's no. 51.

Provenance

donor:  Kiernan, Kenneth J.  Undefined - 1969-06-03

Related objects

part of group figure (figure (art)) (1969.265) one of the pair:  group figure (figure (art)) (object-53620)
group figure (figure (art)) (object-246195)

Related subjects

maker or user: Naga
object name: figures (art)
Konyak

Record created 2000-01-22 by BCURTIS

Record last updated 2018-01-24 by XGVIEWS