Carved Kobu, man and animals
date: label: date made
content: 1943-1945
notes: label: Description
content: This object is an example of kobu art, in which roots and trunks of trees provide natural sculptures. Some artists left the kobu looking natural, while others carved or painted the piece to use for other purposes. This particular kobu functioned as a vase.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
title: label: Title
content: Carved Kobu, man and animals
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, General
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content: Military
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content: Cultures & Communities
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content: Japanese American Internment Era
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mabel Rose Vogel
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1986.3144.59
label: nonaccession number
content: 1986.3144
label: catalog number
content: 1986.3144.59
objectType: label: Object Name
content: carving
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 7 1/4 in x 3 1/4 in; 18.415 cm x 8.255 cm