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89-13-281

From: North Thailand | Thailand

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Ham Yon
Object Number 89-13-281
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Thai
Provenience North Thailand | Thailand
Date Made 18th Century
Section Asian
Materials Wood
Description

Wooden panel with carved relief. Symbolic magical testical integrated into foliate patterns. Placed over the front door for protection in Thai homes. Probably 18th century, Chiangmai region.

Credit Line Gift of the Estate of Elizabeth Lyons, Keeper of the Asian Collections, University Museum, 1989

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