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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