Collection Highlights
Fort Hamilton Polka Redowa
Date:
1852
Object Number:
PR.020.1.1
Medium:
Color Lithograph.
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Doll: Bali figure
Object Number:
INV.10977
Date:
1940-1960
Medium:
Straw, thread
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 x 7 x 2 1/4 in. ( 27.9 x 17.8 x 5.7 cm )
Marks:
printed: on orange paper tag tied to neck: "MADE IN/ THE ISLAND OF BALI, N.E.I./ ONLY BALI AUTHENTIC DOLLS/ THE FIGURE OF TJILI/ DOMINATES ALL FORMS OF ART/ AND WORSKIP IN THE ISLAND/ A SYMBOL OF FERTILITY AND/ GOOD FORUTNE./ No. 644/ PRICE"
Description:
Woven straw doll with embroidered fan-shaped head and cone-shaped body (figure of Tjili, Balinese fertility symbol).
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
