Description

Kkokdu (꼭두) or wooden figure of an acrobat or clown (gwangdae). Carved from wood and painted. The performer is depicted standing on his hands on a small red platform, with feet held up above him. He wears a yellow and blue outfit with an orange-red strap around the chest. He wears a black pointed hat and black shoes. The face is a deep bluish-pink, and he has a simple moustache and goatee. Mounted on a wood dowel and base.