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MOA: University of British Columbia

3327/31

Kkokdu (꼭두) or wooden figure of a single woman. Carved from wood and painted. She wears a long light green robe, with darker green hems, and sparingly decorated with yellow and red flowers. Underneath the robe she wears reddish-brown trousers. She is holding something in her hands - light pink with red dots, and a green circle filled with yellow, and then red dots in her hands. Her black hair is braided down the length of her back and tied with red ribbons. Mounted on a wood dowel and base.


  • Type of Item figure
  • Culture Korean
  • Material paint, wood
  • Measurements height 27.1 cm, width 8.4 cm, depth 5.8 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 between 1957 and 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 3327/0031