Pan Hu Wand

NameSculpture

CultureYao

DateEarly-20th century

Place madeVietnam, Southeast Asia, Asia

Place madeChina, East Asia, Asia

Place madeLaos, East Asia, Asia

MediumWood, lacquer, bone

Dimensions1 3/8 × 2 3/8 × 3/8 in. (3.5 × 6 × 1 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Mark Rapoport, MD and Jane C. Hughes, A.2015.71.15

Object numberA.2015.71.15

DescriptionBone carving of a small animal figure seated on a small, rectangular base. Facial features are almost skeletal and the body has a grid-pattern carved onto it. The body is raised so that there is an empty space between the body and the base.