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51-46-142A
From: India
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Koku (uncertain) |
| Object Number | 51-46-142A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Indian |
| Provenience | India |
| Date Made | 0bc - 1904 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Coconut | Wood | Pig Skin |
| Technique | Painted | Carved |
| Description | Koka? Round coconut body covered with pigskin. Red painted wooden neck extends through body near front. 2 gut strings attach to 2 long wooden frontal pegs. Top of neck carved into 4 round knobs painted red, brown, light-brown, and dark blue. Neck is decorated with brown and light-brown stripes. Bamboo? bow in "C" shape with brown hair knotted through holes at each end. 4 balls (51-46-142b) attached by waire at one end. Good condition. Strings detached at one end. Bow hairs frayed and somewhat broken. |
| Credit Line | Gift of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1951 |
| Other Number | '04-300 - Philadelphia Museum of Art Number | L-238-142 - Old Loan Number | C509? - Seder Number |
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