model of activities (dance & live theatre); figure (ritual & belief: representations)

Model khon figure, representing a Ramayana dancer in a green demon mask and costume. The body is made from papier-mâché, the clothes from silk and gold thread. The lower body clothing consists of three fringed aprons and a skirt cloth woven with metallic thread, worn over white trousers. The figure wears a long-sleeved jacket of metal thread weave, decorated with purl strips. The collar turns up at the sides. The figure wears two anklets, and is holding a weapon in his right hand. The right foot is broken.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
26.7.50/4
Date
19th century
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall (excluding base): 168 mm x 90 mm x 33 mm; overall (including base): 182 mm x 115 mm x 43 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
papier-mâché; silk; metal thread; paint
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
In storage
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