3pc Mid-Century Vietnamese Hand Carved Wood Figures
The first scholar figure, in a light brown finish, wears a traditional headdress with a horizontal bone pin and a long beard. The base is marked with black ink reading Vietnam, VN 1964, and Saigon. The second scholar figure features a darker reddish-brown finish, depicted in a similar pose with hands clasped and geometric incisions at the hem of the robe; the base is marked VN 1964. The third and largest figure depicts a male highlander, possibly a Montagnard, standing on a gnarled wood-style base wearing a patterned loincloth and a simple headband, holding a wooden spear. The base is marked VN 1971 and Pleiku. All figures feature traditional incised line work and hand-carved details.
Dimensions: 4.5"W x 18"H
Weight: 5.5 lbs
Condition: Scholar, light wood, has split
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The first scholar figure, in a light brown finish, wears a traditional headdress with a horizontal bone pin and a long beard. The base is marked with black ink reading Vietnam, VN 1964, and Saigon. The second scholar figure features a darker reddish-brown finish, depicted in a similar pose with hands clasped and geometric incisions at the hem of the robe; the base is marked VN 1964. The third and largest figure depicts a male highlander, possibly a Montagnard, standing on a gnarled wood-style base wearing a patterned loincloth and a simple headband, holding a wooden spear. The base is marked VN 1971 and Pleiku. All figures feature traditional incised line work and hand-carved details.
Dimensions: 4.5"W x 18"H
Weight: 5.5 lbs
Condition: Scholar, light wood, has split