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 CE
Section Asian
Materials Felt | Flannel | Braid | Silk | Cotton | Sequins
Technique Appliqued | Embroidered
Iconography Male | Female | Peacock | Parrot | Nun | Monk
Description

A wall hanging (kalaga) made of black flannel with applique and emproidery made of silk, cotton, colored braid, and sequins. There is an image of a man and woman in Burmese attire standing in an arch in the center with parrots and peacocks above and below. The border has twenty six figures including a novice, upland man, youth, hermit, nun, etc.

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

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