Wall Hanging

29-96-137

From: Burma

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Kalaga
Object Number 29-96-137
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Burmese
Provenience Burma
Period Mandalay Period
Date Made 1830-1896
Section Asian
Materials Felt | Flannel | Braid | Silk | Cotton | Sequins
Technique Appliqued | Embroidered
Iconography Male | Female | Peacock | Parrots | Nun | Monk
Description

Wall hanging, kalaga. Black flannel with applique and emproidery with silk, cotton, colored braid and sequins. Image of Man and woman in Burmese attire standing in arch. Border with parrots, peacock and twenty men including a novice, hill tribe man, youths, hermit, nun, etc.

Length 195 cm
Width 125 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904

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