Native Name | Kalaga |
Object Number | 29-96-140 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Burmese | Buddhist |
Provenience | Burma |
Period | Late Konbaung | Mandalay Period |
Date Made | 1830-1896 |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Felt | Cotton | Braid | Silk |
Technique | Appliqued | Embroidered |
Iconography | Monk | Parrots | Peacocks | Hamsa | Chinthe | Attendant |
Description | Wall hanging, Kalaga. Black felt with colored braid, embroidery and cotton and silk applique. Buddhist monk with fan in one hand followed by an attendant. Taguntaing, or prayer pole with a tagun, or wind-sock shaped object within an arch. Hamsa, goose, sitting on top of pole. Near by are a monk's almsbowl. Cedii with chinthes on the corners of the third plinth. Parrots, peacocks and foliage border. |
Length | 124 cm |
Width | 83 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
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