Figure

MOA: University of British Columbia

3327/11

Kkokdu (꼭두) or wooden figure of a married woman. Carved from wood and painted. Woman stands with her left hand on her hip, and right arm in front of her upper body. She wears a long red skirt with pink hem with scalloped white and black, and a yellow with red detailing top. Her hair is tied back in a looped bun, with a large pink arrow/pin through it. Mounted on a wood dowel and base.

  • Specific Techniques

    This contemporary kkokdu is based on old designs. The artists used old wood and stain/dust known as "Tae" to make them look older. The colouring is called "dancheong", and the natural pigment used was extracted from powdered stone and shell.


  • Type of Item figure
  • Culture Korean
  • Material paint, pine wood
  • Measurements height 31.2 cm, width 12.8 cm, depth 4.8 cm (overall)

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

  • Made in Seoul

  • Creation Date during 2015
  • Ownership Date before November 6, 2018
  • Acquisition Date on November 6, 2018

  • Item Classes carvings & sculpture
  • Condition good
  • Current Location Case 77
  • Accession Number 3327/0011