Figure Item Number: 3327/11 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Kkokdu (꼭두) or wooden figure of a married woman. Carved from wood and painted. Woman stands with her left hand on her hip, and right arm in front of her upper body. She wears a long red skirt with pink hem with scalloped white and black, and a yellow with red detailing top. Her hair is tied back in a looped bun, with a large pink arrow/pin through it. Mounted on a wood dowel and base.

Specific Techniques

This contemporary kkokdu is based on old designs. The artists used old wood and stain/dust known as "Tae" to make them look older. The colouring is called "dancheong", and the natural pigment used was extracted from powdered stone and shell.