Buddha Figure Item Number: 1431/12 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Yellow-brown oval-shaped plaster cast of a Buddha. Bottom end is flat; image depicts a human figure in a seated position with hands meeting in the centre of the chest and head covered. The figure is sitting cross-legged within an arch. Back is plain and flat.
Narrative
Note with object says: "A Buddha plaster cast made from a carved wooden mould by a hermit. Collected in Nepal by Col. Francis Younghusband, who gave it to Dr. Tom Longstaff. About 1912 Dr. Longstaff gave it to Dr. Frederick Charles Bell of West Vancouver, BC" (1971).
Item History
- Made in Nepal before 1912
- Collected before 1912
- Owned by Moira Irvine before October 9, 1990
- Received from Moira Irvine (Donor) on October 9, 1990
What
Who
- Culture
- Himalayas
- Previous Owner
- Moira Irvine
- Received from
- Moira Irvine (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Nepal
When
- Creation Date
- before 1912
- Collection Date
- before 1912
- Ownership Date
- before October 9, 1990
- Acquisition Date
- on October 9, 1990
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 1431/0012