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Unknown Maker, Chinese

bird figure

Description

Maker

Unknown Maker, Chinese

Culture

Chinese

Title

bird figure

Period

Tang

Year

618-906 CE

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

clay

Geography

Origin: China

Dimensions

15.2 cm (6 inches) (height)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Marshall H. Gould

Object Number

30.033

Type

Projects & Publications

Publications

  • Journal

Manual / Issue 18: Nature

 RISD Museum’s Manual 18 Celebrates Nature

In our [Chamoru] culture, inafa’maolek is our most important value. It roughly translates as “to make good for each other.” Inafa’maolek teaches us that all things are connected and related, including people, environments, and all species. Because all things are interwoven, we must always act with guinaiya and respetu, love and respect.  

–Craig Santos Perez, introduction

Manual 18 explores human interactions with the natural world, from frank awe and deep appreciation of the immediate moment to eternal questions and ancient unfinished business. This issue of Manual complements the exhibition Being and Believing in the Natural World, co-curated by Gina Borromeo, Wai Yee Chiong, and Sháńdíín Brown, on view at the RISD Museum now through May 7, 2023.

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Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Chinese
bird figure, 618-906 CE
clay
15.2 cm (6 inches) (height)
Gift of Marshall H. Gould 30.033

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