Figure of man as asign outside herbalists shop

Made:: 1870-1920 in China

maker:: Unknown

Papier mache figure of a man in Cantonese costume
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Papier mache figure of a man in Cantonese costume, holding a real clove ball, on wooden stand, used as asign outside a herbalists shop Chinese, 1870-1920

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Category:: Asian Medicine

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A657047

Materials:: papier mache, wood and cloves

Measurements:: figure: 240 mm x 200 mm,
base: 310 mm x 230 mm,
incl. base: 605 mm

type:: statue

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Figure of man as asign outside herbalists shop

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