Architectural Model
House
P1593
From: Sumatra
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | P1593 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Sumatra |
| Date Made | 1901 |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Description | Long, rectangular model house with two sides open. Thatched plant fiber roof with four peaks capped with metal finials and dangling metal ornaments. Vertical edges of the roof are lined with openwork metal. The two short ends of the house have elaborately carved floral patterns painted in red, yellow and green. The two long ends have railings (one missing) and a ladder at the center on one side. |
| Height | 84 cm |
| Length | 99 cm |
| Width | 37 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of H. M. Hiller and Alfred C. Harrison Jr., 1901 |
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