figure (art)

Carved and painted wooden figurine of a woman at a well. The clothing is indicated by painting on the figure: a brown tight bodice and a yellow and white checked longyi, which falls to just below the knee and is pulled to a knot at the left hand side of the waist. A necklace is indicated by white dots. Ear plugs are indicated in her ears. The plinth is oblong but for the corners cut off, and is inscribed 'Woman bathing'.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
606iii
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 252 mm x 145 mm x 100 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
wood; paint
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
World Gallery > World Gallery Balcony > Horniman's Vision
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