kkokdu (Figure)

This contemporary kkokdu is based on old designs. The artists used old wood and stain/dust known as "Tae" to make them look older. The colouring is called "dancheong", and the natural pigment used was extracted from powdered stone and shell.

Kkokdu (꼭두) or wooden figure of a musician with a Korean oboe(?). Carved from wood and painted. Figure is cone-shaped, with a long green robe and painted red ties at waist. His face and hands are light pink, and he holds a woodwind instrument in his hands. He has painted black features and black hair, and wears a low black hat with a wide flat rim. Flat base with round hole for dowel.