Object Details
Culture
Thai
Date
19th century
Medium
Gilded and painted bronze, with inset colored and clear glass
Dimensions
Approx. (figure alone): 36 3/4 × 14 1/4 × 19 inches (93.3 × 36.2 × 48.3 cm)
Mount: 8 × 9 × 9 inches (20.3 × 22.9 × 22.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Simeon Slovacek, MS 1974, PhD 1976, and Camille Slovacek
Object
Number
2012.050
Kinnari, the half-human, half-bird creatures that inhabit the mythical Himavanta Forest, were believ(…)
Kinnari, the half-human, half-bird creatures that inhabit the mythical Himavanta Forest, were believed to have the ability to fly between earthly and heavenly realms. Kinnari became popular motifs in sculpture, painting, ceramics and textiles. During the late nineteenth century large statues such as this were displayed on posts and lampposts along the main boulevards of Bangkok.
