Chest

2005-18-16

From: Mongolia | Arhangay

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 2005-18-16
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Mongolian
Provenience Mongolia | Arhangay
Period 21st Century
Date Made 2003
Section Asian
Materials Wood | Metal | Paint
Technique Nailed
Inscription Language Mongol Script | Cyrillic Alphabet
Description

Wooden chest with metal latch near top. The four sides are painted orange and the back and bottom are unpainted. There is a green, gold and white geometric design painted at each corner. There is also a Chinese-style lion enclosed in a circle painted blue, gold and white in the center. There are geometric designs in pink, blue, yellow, green and gold painted around circle. Signed by maker, D. Baasanhuu, in Mongol and Cyrillic script on the back and dated to September 12, 2003.

Credit Line Gift of Paula Sabloff, Mongolian Exhibition, 2005
Other Number 36 - Other Number

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