Collector:

Dr. Charles Shontz  Search this

Donor Name:

Dr. Charles Shontz  Search this

Height:

20 cm

Length:

6 cm

Width:

8 cm

Culture:

Burmese  Search this

Shan  Search this

Object Type:

Figure

Place:

Burma (Myanmar), Asia

Accession Date:

13 Jan 2010

Collection Date:

1955 to 1956

Notes:

Carved wooden figure, painted. Shirtless man with red marks (tattoos?) on his chest and elaborate tattoos covering his thighs. Wears a thick gray and white loin cloth, and a green hat or head covering. Left arm is broken off. It appears that he was holding something in this arm, but that is now missing. Donor says the Burmese script on the base says he represents the Shan ethnicity.

Record Last Modified:

1 Dec 2014

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

2051873

USNM Number:

E433217-0

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Anthropology

Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3fd9c773a-66de-458c-92a9-434d4c1a59a3

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_11142433