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DepartmentAsia

Small Wood Seal

NameSeal

CultureYao

Datemid to late 20th century

Place madeVietnam, Southeast Asia, Asia

MediumWood, pigment

Dimensions1 3/4 × 1 3/4 × 1 5/16 in. (4.4 × 4.5 × 3.4 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Mark Rapoport, MD and Jane C. Hughes, A.2015.71.8

Object numberA.2015.71.8

Collections

Asia

DescriptionSmall wooden seal in square shape. Designs carved into the front of the seal, made primarily of straight lines. The lines are filled in with a red pigment. The back of the seal has a small protruding piece for grasping the seal.

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