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Hornbill c.1977

Wood and glass | 31.7 x 68.0 x 8.6 cm (whole object) | RCIN 94748

Hornbill c.1977

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Description

A hornbill bird of carved wood with a long white beak and tail feathers, red plumage and glass eyes

Provenance

Presented to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by St John's Ambulance, Sarawak on the occasion of the Silver Jubilee 1977.
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Wood and glass

wood

Measurements

31.7 x 68.0 x 8.6 cm (whole object)
Groupings
Category
Organic Material (Works of Art)
Object type(s)
visual works
carvings
Subject(s)
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Biological sciences
Zoology
Animals
Birds
Passeres
Insessores
Hornbills
Places
Asia
Malaysia
Sarawak [Malaysia]
Social sciences
Ethnology
Public life
Jubilees
Silver Jubilees

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