Figure

MOA: University of British Columbia

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Kkokdu (꼭두) or wooden figure of a wife. Carved from wood and painted. Woman stands with her hands down in front of her body. She wears a short yellow top with long sleeves and red ties, and a long red skirt with white ties. Her skin is pinkish-beige and she has painted black eyes and eyebrows, and painted red lips and inner ears. Her black hair is tied back into a bun at the nape her neck. Figure mounted on a wood dowel and base.


  • Type of Item figure
  • Culture Korean
  • Material paint, wood
  • Measurements height 30.5 cm, width 8.3 cm, depth 5.3 cm (overall)

  • Previous Owner Man-Go-Dang Studio, Consulate General of the Republic of Korea
  • Received from Consulate General of the Republic of Korea

  • Made in Korea

  • Creation Date during 1967
  • Ownership Date before November 6, 2018
  • Acquisition Date on November 6, 2018

  • Item Classes carvings & sculpture
  • Condition good
  • Current Location Case 77
  • Accession Number 3327/0036