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CollectionABDUA University of Aberdeen, Human Culture Collection
Object Namemodel figures
Object NumberABDUA:9496
Other NumberC291+1
Other Number TypeOld Number
Brief DescriptionModel of a Javanese ceremonial procession, perhaps a wedding, created in the nineteenth century There are 101 figures in the procession, led by two figures wearing grotesque masks. Main characters are a mounted horseman and female being carried in a litter, the rest are musicians with instruments, people carrying food and shoes, and a detachment of 11 armed men. The figures are made from a self-coloured (i.e. not painted) resinous material. Probably displayed by Alexander Thomson in his own museum at Banchory-Devenick along with the market-place figures (ABDUA: 9572).
Materialsresinous material
ConditionFair
CompletenessComplete
Techniquemodelled
Place KeyAsia, Indonesia, Java
Field CollectorThomson, Alexander Mr
Object History NoteThese objects were displayed in the first exhibition ('100 Curiosities') at King's Museum which opened in April 2011.
Publication NoteThomson, Alexander, 1862, Small General Catalogue of Banchory House Museum (MS)
Aquisition SourceChrist's College, Aberdeen
Aquisition Date23/05/1952
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