DepartmentAsia

FIGURE

NameFIGURE

DateCA 1958, STAFF

Place madeINDIA, SOUTH ASIA, ASIA

MediumWood, paint

Dimensions6 7/8 × 2 15/16 × 2 in. (17.5 × 7.5 × 5.08 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Girard Foundation Collection

Object numberA.1981.22.982

DescriptionThis stylized figure is comprised of a solid wood body, and red, blue, white and black paint. The base of the figure is square, with a rounded shoulder, neck and head. The head comes to a point with an overall pyramidal structure. The sides of the figure are painted white with two small stick-like arms painted in black. The front of the piece has an overall triangle pattern that gets stretched as it reaches the crown of the head. There are two black and white eyes on the front of the face.