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Kappa figure
Kappa figure
Kappa figure

Kappa figure

Datec. 1958
Place madeJAPAN, East Asia, ASIA
MediumWood, mixed media
Dimensions2 9/16 × 1 3/8 × 1 15/16 in. (6.5 × 3.5 × 5 cm)
ClassificationsCommercial Decorative Art
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.4.502
Object numberA.1981.4.502
DescriptionCarved, painted, mounted on base. Standing. Bird-like face with white eyes. Black details, pointed nose. Black fringed fiber hair. Yellow fiber jacket, hands touch at front. Red loin cloth. Unpainted legs. Round green base with bark still attached at sides. Purple coolie hat tied with grey string at back.
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