model palanquin

General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 1973.30ii
General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 1973.30ii
General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 1973.30ii
General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 1973.30ii
General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 1973.30ii General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 1973.30ii General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 1973.30ii General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 1973.30ii

Wooden model of a seated man, intended to sit within the palanquin. The figure wears a conical hat with a red painted pattern. The figure also wears a carved robe with incised floral designs. A necklace, incised into the wood, shows detail added in red and green paint.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
1973.30ii
Date
late 19th or early 20th century
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 70 mm x 35 mm x 40 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
wood
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
On display: Horniman Museum > World Gallery > Perspectives > Museums perspective - back wall
SHAREABLE LINK

Continue exploring anthropology

Collection Information

These objects are only a part of our collections, of which there are more than 350,000 objects. This information comes from our collections database. Some of this is incomplete and there may be errors. This part of the website is also still under construction, so there may be some fields repeated or incorrectly formatted information.

The database sometimes uses language taken from historical documents to help research, which may now appear outdated and even offensive. The database also includes information on objects that are considered secret or sacred by some communities.

If you have any further information about objects in our collections or can suggest corrections to our information, please contact us: enquiry@horniman.ac.uk