archway

Part of a carved wooden archway, made from teak wood. A wooden panel, roughly shaped like a right angled triangle with the right angle on the top left. It has a scalloped curve cut from the long edge, and a flat section to the left of this. It is intricately carved on both sides. On the front it is carved with a dragon surrounded by flowers and leaves. The back is carved with an interlocking flower and leaf design. The top edge is marked ‘LXXIV’ (this slots into part 17) the left side ‘LXXX’ (this slots into part 14 ) and ‘B Left’ is written in blue pencil. The flat bottom edge is marked ‘LXXXIII’ (this slots into part 20). ‘LX1’ is written on tape stuck to the object.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
4522.19
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 426 mm x 834 mm x 24 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
wood
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
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