Figure Item Number: 3327/33 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Kkokdu (꼭두) or wooden figure of a young single woman. Carved from wood and painted. She is wearing a long colourful skirt with vertical sections of sky blue, red, white and mustard yellow. The top has long red sleeves, sky blue around the U-shaped neckline. Her hands are held together in front of her body, with a white and yellow object at centre. She has a flat heart-shaped face, small nose, large black eyes and eyebrows, and a wide red mouth Her long black hair is braided down the length of her body. Her shoes are white with black soles, and she stands on a white octagonal platform.