House Ornament
P1510
From: Sumatra | Batu Sangkar
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
Object Number | P1510 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Minangkebau |
Provenience | Sumatra | Batu Sangkar |
Date Made | 1901 |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Wood |
Description | Carved board from house front. Rectangular wooden board, deeply carved in criss-cross bands forming diamonds in which are leafy fleur de lis-like decorations. Bands at ends incised with zig-zag lines. Traces of red pigment. Weathered and warped. |
Length | 83 cm |
Width | 24.5 cm |
Thickness | 1.5 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of H. M. Hiller and Alfred C. Harrison Jr., 1901 |
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