Specifications

• Height: 23 cm
• Material: metal, wood, plant fibre
• Position:
• Gender:
• Indigenous name: guri guri

Provenance

Thomas Murray, Mill Valley

Publications

Thomas Murray Asiatica-Ethnographica 2001 plate 7.

Additional information

The bronze container is shaped like a Buddhist yantra, showing the influence of mainland Southeast Asia, i.e. India. The wooden stopper shows a male rider on a Singha and a deminutive spirit figure on top of the head.

Photo credits

Robert Bengston/ Thomas Murray