Figure
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
Unknown
Materials
Bronze, Gilt, Glass
Measurements
280 x 75 mm
Place of origin
Indonesia
Order this imageCollection
Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1338070
Summary
Figure of a dancing man in a bird costume made in brass, formerly gilded and decorated with pieces of inlaid glass, now mostly missing. Wings attached to arms, and tail feather costume. He stands on one leg on a cuboid base. Indonesian.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.