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  • Ingoa Kē

    Avalokitesvara (Japanese)

  • Kupu whakaahua

    figure; carved from wood; figure depicts a old male character holding a fan in his right hand and in his left raised arm he holds his robes up; figure is balancing on his right leg with his left leg raised; the man has a long thin chin beard and incised age lines on his face; figure wears a thin tall hat with a pointed tip and a circular on either side; base of figure has a small circular hole screw hole; notes describes figure as Avalokitesvara.

  • Wāhi
  • Accession Number
    1934.316
  • Rā Tāpiringa
    07 Sep 1934
  • Tohu Tuakiri Kē

    20739 (ethnology)

    M2697 (miscellaneous)

    Z33 (temporary registration problem)

  • Wāhanga
figure, 1934.316, M2697, 20739, Z33, Photographed by Richard… … Read more

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