Object Details
Sculptor
Demetre Chiparus, b. Romania; worked: Paris
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Female dancing figure standing on demi-toe, hands together above head, costumed in reptile texture, brown, with gold decoration covering figure completely, except face and hands which are ivory and are finely chiseled. Base of onyx pieces of various colors, mostly brown/beige, in various geometric shapes.
Credit Line
Gift of Stanley Siegel, from the Stanley Siegel Collection
Date
ca. 1925
Accession Number
1975-32-15
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
sculpture
Decorative Arts
Object Name
Figure
Type
Figure
Medium
Onyx, gold on bronze, ivory
Dimensions
H: 39 x W: 11.5 x D: 6.3 cm (15 1/4 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 in)
made in
France
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1975-32-15