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Carved and painted wooden figure, possibly of a deity or ancestor figure. He wears a dark turquoise robe and is seated upon a low stool. The robe is painted with embroidery depicting a dragon, and his attitude suggests meditation.
Part of The Louise Tythacott Collection . The Louise Tythacott Collection was compiled as the result of intensive fieldwork over several years in South China and Hong Kong. Ms Tythacott is a Chinese-speaking anthropologist and a museum curator, and was Curator of Ethnography at Liverpool Museum, who was particularly fortunate in developing contacts during the course of her work. Ms Tythacott has also made collections for the Museum of Mankind.