Shan woman

Carved and painted wooden figure of a standing woman wearing a green striped skirt cloth with white borders, a brown breast cloth, and a brown and white checked head cloth wrapped around her head. She is carrying a red shoulder bag, and a large hat hangs on her back. 'Shan woman' is inscribed on plinth, which is square but for the corners cut off.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
606iv
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 266 mm x 98 mm x 77 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
wood; paint
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
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