Title
Base or plinth for a support post
Year/Period
late 19th - early 20th century
Region
Bali, Indonesia
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 50.3 x 26.3 x 45.5 cm
Accession No.
2018-00939
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of the City of Delft, Netherlands
This carved wooden figure is an image of a singa barong, a protective creature often found as an architectural element in palaces and temples. It was made as the carved wooden base or plinth of a support post for a roofed structure. The hole for the pillar is in the back of the figure.
