Statuette

51-4-50

From: Tibet | Japan

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Nakula
Object Number 51-4-50
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Tibetan | Buddhist | Japanese
Provenience Tibet | Japan
Date Made 18th Century - 19th Century
Section Asian
Materials Teak
Technique Polished | Carved
Iconography Nakula | Jewel-Spitting Mongoose
Description

Wooden figure of a nakula, jewel-spitting mongoose, from life-sized image of Kubera. Polished dark wood.

Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Robert R. Service, 1951
Other Number 60 - Other Number

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