Nang Kwak amulet figure

NameSculpture

CultureThai

Date2015

Place madeThailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

MediumBronze, 24k gold wash, paint

Dimensions9 1/16 × 3 3/4 × 5 1/8 in. (23 × 9.5 × 13 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, museum purchase, A.2016.39.1

Object numberA.2016.39.1

DescriptionBrightly gold washed seated female figure with proper right hand raised, palm up, and a bag in her proper left hand, which rests upon her left thigh. She wears a crown and armlets, and sits atop a plinth with a gold base, the top painted red.