Guneko, wedding gift, Nepal, ca 1970

Sculpture of a duck, sometimes also a bird or a mushroom and finely decorated. A Guneko or Gunta kasne. It is a wedding gift given by the bride's parents. Such items are clearly understood by the givers as an artistic symbolic testimony of love, peace, joy and faithfulness. This is an authentic object.

Length: 16.5 cm
Height: 9 cm
Weight: 217 grams
Origin: Nepal
Dating: ca 1970

Code 3