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statuette

human history
  • Ingoa Kē

    [Ganesha] (alternative)

  • Kupu whakaahua

    Stone statuette [of the Indian god Ganesha]. Remnants of red paint. Stout seated figure with flowing beard and crown. Head of an elephant, with the body of a human. The figure sits cross-legged. The back and bottom of the statue have grooves in the rock, which are filled with a white substance. The base of the statue is not flat, therefore it cannot stand up on a surface.

  • Wāhi
  • Accession Number
    1955.123.1
  • Rā Tāpiringa
    1955
  • Tohu Tuakiri Kē

    34860 (ethnology)

  • Wāhanga
statuette, 1955.123.1, 34860, Photographed by Richard Ng,… … Read more

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