Figure

MOA: University of British Columbia

3327/22

Kkokdu (꼭두) or wooden figure of a newly wed woman. Carved from wood and painted. Woman stands with her hands held together underneath a long thin rectangular piece of white fabric. She wears a green top with red ties and a long red skirt. Her skin is greyish-white and she has painted black facial features. Her black hair is tied back into a bun at the nape the the neck and held with a small pin. She has two semi-circular feet. Figure mounted on a wood dowel and base.


  • Type of Item figure
  • Culture Korean
  • Material paint, wood
  • Measurements height 29.2 cm, width 8.2 cm, depth 5.4 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 1917 and 1927
  • Ownership Date before November 6, 2018
  • Acquisition Date on November 6, 2018

  • Item Classes carvings & sculpture
  • Condition good
  • Current Location Case 77
  • Accession Number 3327/0022