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Date19th/20th century
MediumWood, lacquer, pigments, glass inlay
ClassificationsVisual Works
Credit LineGift of the Doris Duke Southeast Asian Art Collection
Object number2003.7.1
DescriptionSculptural form of a barefoot, dancing figure, holding a musical instrument (?) in its left hand. It wears a red hat with lines of inlaid glass discs across the front rim. A gold jacket with a large collar decorated with inlaid green glass discs, which are also found on the hem at the waist, neck, and cuffs. They are also found in a floral form on the front torso and sleeves. It wears a red sarong-like skirt with sash, hemmed with glass inlay. It stands with the right leg up to one side and the toe pointed down. the left leg is bent with the foot flat and pointed out to the side. The arms are bent at the wrists and elbows, and the head is turned 30 degrees to the left. The back is unfinished.On View
Not on viewCollections
FRONSKE, Robert
Mauritius
18th/19th century
c. 1900
