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Cambodian Rattan: The Sculpture of Sopheap Pich

This slideshow details how the contemporary Cambodian artist Sopheap Pich creates organic open-weave sculptures that are inspired by human anatomy, plant life, and the history and culture of Cambodia.

Published in conjunction with the exhibition Cambodian Rattan: The Sculptures of Sopheap Pich, on view February 23 through June 16, 2013.

The exhibition and related programs are made possible by Cynthia Hazen Polsky and Leon B. Polsky.

The exhibition and programs are presented as part of the New York–wide Season of Cambodia.

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Cambodian Rattan: The Sculpture of Sopheap Pich
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Sunday at the Met: Cambodian Rattan Discussion
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Sunday at the Met: Cambodian Rattan Performance
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Arrowheads, needles, hooks and harpoons

Period:: Final Jōmon period (ca. 1000–300 B.C.)
Culture:: Japan
Medium:: Bone
Dimensions:: W. 1/2 in. (1.3 cm); L. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)
Classification:: Bone
Credit Line:: The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975
Accession Number:: 1975.268.293

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