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  • Ingoa Kē

    Guanyin

  • Kupu whakaahua

    figure; carved from jade; figure depicts Guanyin the Buddhist bodhisattva associated with compassion; the figure is of a female character wearing long billowing robes, her hair is tied up; to the figures right side is twisting plants and a large flower; some repair has been done to the figures left hand as it appears to have previously broken away

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

    20899 (ethnology)

    J31 (jade)

  • Wāhanga
figure, 1934.316, J31, 20899, Photographed by Richard Ng,… … Read more

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