3520 – leather sculpture belonging to Julia Pearce

Physical description:

flexed leather

Museum classification:

Modern Witchcraft

Size:

29cm

Information:

Leather sculpture of a female figure.

Owned and used by Julia Pearce, 'Goddess of Tana' 9th July 1959- 11th January 2015.

Resource:

Object

Materials:

Leather

Copyright ownership:

MWM

Leather sculpture of a female figure.

Owned and used by Julia Pearce, 'Goddess of Tana' 9th July 1959- 11th January 2015.

3274 – Rough Quartz Stone

Unprocessed and unpolished quarts, outer surfaces are rough, cross-section shows wavy pattern in mineral.

A red and black statue of a seated female figure, wearing a flowing robe and holding a small flask in her left hand (held cupped in front of her) and a string of beads in her right hand (resting on her knee). The figure represents the Buddhist Bodhisattva Quan Yin. The statue is made of resin but inspired by Chinese red lacquer. There is a round label on the base with Chinese characters which presumably identifies the maker.