DepartmentAsia

Tuk-kae (gecko) amulet

NameAmulet

Artist or maker Luang Por Nai

CultureLanna

(not assigned)Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

MediumTerracotta, paint

Dimensions9/16 × 3 1/8 × 1 3/16 in. (1.4 × 8 × 3 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2015.60.1

Object numberFA.2015.60.1

DescriptionGecko amulet; spotted gecko; magical formulas etched on the underside

1935

Circa 1980

2015

Artist not recorded

c. 1960

1985, vendor

Mamie Martin

Late 1970s - early 1980s

James M. Córdova

2004

Artist not recorded

19th century (possibly earlier)

Mid-20th century

Jimmy E. Trujillo

1990

Artist not recorded

c. 2012