House Gable Ornament | Yale University Art Gallery

19th century

This gable ornament is carved with a crocodile face.

Medium: Wood with coconut shell
Dimensions: 19 1/8 × 8 11/16 × 7 1/2 in. (48.5 × 22 × 19 cm)
base: 15 9/16 × 10 × 7 15/16 in. (39.5 × 25.4 × 20.2 cm)
Credit Line: Promised gift of Thomas Jaffe, B.A. 1971
Loan number: ILE2012.30.580
Geography: Made in Tanimbar, Moluccas, Indonesia
Culture: Tanimbar
Period: 19th century
Classification: Architectural Elements
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Provenance

Ex-collection: F. Coppens, Brussels

Object copyright

Additional information

Object/Work type

earrings

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