Skip to main content
Object Number
80-21-60/22426
Display Title
Animal head, carved wood
Descriptions
Object Description
Animal head, carved wood. Dragon-like animal head carved from one piece of heavy, dense light brown colored wood. Remnants of a bright red pigment remains under the nose, in the mount, and under the mouth on the wood surface. See conservation for additional description.
Inventory Description
Carving, wood, zoomorphic head and forefeet, traces of pigment
Classification
- Carving
Department
Ethnographic
Date
ca.1780
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
Japan
Materials
Wood, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 11.1 x 22.8 x 10.7 cm (4 3/8 x 9 x 4 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
22426; 69
Provenance
Collector
Prof. Edward Sylvester Morse
(1879 - 1880)
Important Note about Historical Language
Collections records may contain language, reflecting past collecting practices and methods of analysis, that is no longer acceptable. The Peabody Museum is committed to addressing the problem of offensive and discriminatory language present in its database. Our museum staff are continually updating these records, adding to and improving content. We welcome your feedback and any questions or concerns you may want to share. Please email us with your comments.
| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Media Restricted
| 975-12-50/11805 | Bearded mask |
Mask
|
Ivory Coast
| |
| 975-12-50/11817 | Bwiti society head on long neck; wood, with mirror eyes, 4 strand bead-necklace, |
Figurine
|
Gabon
| |
| 17-41-50/B1889 | Carved cup in shape of human head |
Cup
|
Congo
| |
| 69-30-10/1594 | War Helmet |
Helmet
|
Alaska
| |
| 983-30-70/5526 | Ancestral board |
Carving
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 69-30-10/1590 | Killer Whale War Helmet |
Helmet
Raw Material |
Alaska
| |
| 80-21-60/22475 | Animal head carved in wood |
Ornament
|
Japan
| |
| 21-22-10/97904.12 | Thunder-bird and whale, principal crest of the g.ig.ilqamllan |
Carving
|
Fort Rupert
| |
| 984-15-30/11069 | Box lid. wood , with traces of white pigment and carvings |
Effigy
|
Grave
| |
| 69-30-10/1790 | Oyster catcher rattle |
Percussion
|
Alaska
| |
| 21-22-10/97904.11 | Thunder-bird and whale, principal crest of the g.ig.ilqamllan |
Carving
|
Fort Rupert
| |
| 21-22-10/97904.14 | Thunder-bird and whale, principal crest of the g.ig.ilqamllan |
Carving
|
Fort Rupert
|