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Palanquin Hook
(Southeast Asia )
The heads below the bud at the top of this hook belong to the mythical half-human Garuda bird. The hook at bottom terminates in the head of the naga serpent, Garuda’s enemy. The hook probably supported a bronze ring from which hung one side of a hammock.
Provenance
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Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Eilenberg, New York, NY; Mrs. Natasha Eilenberg, Cornwall Bridge, CT, 1969; Walters Art Museum, 2000, by gift.
Geographies
Cambodia (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 10 1/2 × W: 6 × D: 3 1/2 in. (26.7 × 15.2 × 8.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Natasha Eilenberg in memory of Professor Jean Boisselier, 2000
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
54.2959