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- Title
- figure, owl on branch
- Content partner
- Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
- Collection
- Auckland Museum Collections
- Description
figure; bronze cast; figure depicts an owl sitting on a branch; the owl and the branch are cast from two separate pieces and interlock with a pin and hole in each of the owl's legs into its claws that are connected to the branch; the owl's head is cocked to one side and its right wing is beginning to outstretch; the branch is sprouting from a tree stump with three removed branches and is arched over so that its end touched the surface it figure is resting on;
- Format
- Image
- Date created
- 18th Century-19th Century
- Creator
- unknown
- URL
- https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/15818
- Locations
- Japan
- Related subjects
- Figurine / Statue / Sculpture / Art / 08 Communication Artifacts / Chenhall Nomenclature
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