Figure
1800-1900 (made)
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Figure representing kayah, sometimes called karenni or Red Karen woman. She is depicted carrying a basket with a large jar attached to headband. Her ears are pierced for wooden earplugs. She is dressed in a short red decorated black longyi - belted with a length of tasseled cloth. A black breast cloth is drawn across her breasts and over one shoulder. Her hair is drawn into a bun at the nape of her neck round which is a necklace. She carries a bowl in her left hand and some sort of (perhaps partly broken) utensil in her right hand.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | painted wood, teak |
Brief description | female, possibly a Red Karan; Sculpture, wood, painted, Burma, C19 |
Physical description | Figure representing kayah, sometimes called karenni or Red Karen woman. She is depicted carrying a basket with a large jar attached to headband. Her ears are pierced for wooden earplugs. She is dressed in a short red decorated black longyi - belted with a length of tasseled cloth. A black breast cloth is drawn across her breasts and over one shoulder. Her hair is drawn into a bun at the nape of her neck round which is a necklace. She carries a bowl in her left hand and some sort of (perhaps partly broken) utensil in her right hand. |
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Credit line | Bequest from R. Grant Brown |
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Accession number | IS.85-1954 |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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