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Figure3327/19

Kkokdu (꼭두) or wooden figure of a musician playing a flute while riding on the back of a mystical creature. Carved from wood and painted. The musician wears a long black robe with red ties at the waist, and green pants. He has short black hair, and wears a small black hat with a wide rim. The mystical creature is tiger-like in appearance, orange with black stripes and a white chest. It has large round yellow eyes and red mouth baring teeth. Mounted on a wood dowel.

Culture
Korean
Material
paint and pine wood
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3327/3 a-b

Pair of matching dragon face end boards or kkokdu (꼭두). Semi-circular panels, each with one side carved and painted. The central design is a large red-faced dragon with a bulbous pink nose, bushy black eyebrows, large circular eyes, green with white moustache(?), and a wide tooth-bearing grin. Top, centre, are four layered U-shapes. The outer arch is painted with a thick red border, and a black line borders the bottom edge. The exterior edge of the arch is painted white.

Culture
Korean
Material
pine wood and paint
Made in
Seoul, Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3327/7 a-b

Pair of wooden phoenix figures (a-b) or kkokdu (꼭두), carved and painted. Each depicts a phoenix from the neck upwards. One phoenix (part a) has a yellow neck with black scales and red dots, and a red band down its back. The other (part b) has a green neck with red scales and red and yellow dots. Extending from both heads are a large red comb and wattle. A hole is drilled through each black beak. The eyes are black and almond-shaped, within a yellow fish-shaped area. Mounted on a two-tiered wood base.

Culture
Korean
Material
metal, paint and pine wood
Made in
Seoul, Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3327/4

Horizontal dragon board or kkokdu (꼭두) composed of a single piece of wood. Two intertwined dragons, one peach and the other dark blue, facing opposite directions, with their serpent-like bodies wrapped around one another. Each dragon is painted to have scales down its body, and a black and white striped underside. Each has an open mouth with teeth showing. There is a small square notch cutout beneath each dragon's head to mount to semicircular face boards.

Culture
Korean
Material
paint and pine wood
Made in
Seoul, Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3327/21

Kkokdu (꼭두) or wooden figure of a man on a mystical creature. Carved from wood and painted. The man wears a long blue robe with red ties. He rides on the back of a yellow and blue spotted cat-like creature. Both the man and the creature have similar facial features and expressions - with wide eyes, bulbous red nose and wide red mouth with teeth bared.

Culture
Korean
Material
paint and pine wood
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3327/10

Kkokdu (꼭두) or wooden figure of a man on a mystical tiger-like animal. Carved from wood and painted. He wears a dark blue robe with red with yellow centre flower pattern. The man has long black hair, a stern face with black moustache and goatee, and he wears a black cap with a thick orange rim and red circular top. He holds on to the animal's neck with his right hand, and the tail with his left. The mystical animal appears like a tiger, with orange and black stripes, ears on top of head, and wide fanged mouth. On the creature's stomach there is a square notch cutout.

Culture
Korean
Material
paint and pine wood
Made in
Seoul, Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3327/9 a-b

Pair of matching wooden phoenix figures or kkokdu (꼭두), carved and painted. Each depicts an entire phoenix, one with a red ball in its open beak (part a) and the other with its beak closed (part b). The phoenix is white, with sky blue wings and large tail feathers of white, red, grey, sky blue, pink, yellow and black. Extending from its head are a large red comb and wattle, which has a hole drilled horizontally through. The eyes are red slits, and the beak is yellow. Mounted on a wood dowel and base.

Culture
Korean
Material
paint and pine wood
Made in
Seoul, Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3327/5 a-b

Pair of matching wooden phoenix figures or kkokdu (꼭두) carved and painted. Each depicts a phoenix from the neck upwards. The phoenix is yellow, with a green band down the back, and red and green dots with flecks of white all over. Extending from its head are a large red comb and wattle with a hole drilled through it. The eyes are almond shaped, and the beak is white. Mounted on a two-tiered wood base.

Culture
Korean
Material
paint, pine wood and metal
Made in
Seoul, Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3327/12

Kkokdu (꼭두) or wooden figure of a musician with a hand drum. Carved from wood and painted. Figure has a white face, with a sad expression. The black hair is tied neatly on top of the head in a bun. They wear a bright orange top with white ties, and blue pants. A burgundy with black and yellow drum is held in the left hand, and a matching burgundy stick in the right hand. The feet are a yellow pedestal. Mounted on a wood dowel and base.

Culture
Korean
Material
paint and pine wood
Made in
Seoul, Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3327/8 a-b

Pair of matching wooden phoenix figures or kkokdu (꼭두), carved and painted. Each depicts a phoenix from the neck upwards. The phoenix has a yellow neck with black and red zigzag designs, and yellow, green, and red feathers extending out from the back of the head. Extending from its white head are a large red comb and wattle, which has a hole drilled horizontally through. The eyes are almond-shaped, and the small beak is black. Mounted on a two-tiered wood base, with the second tier angled and painted blue-black.

Culture
Korean
Material
paint and pine wood
Made in
Seoul, Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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