Chest (Thit-Ta)
late 19th century (made)
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Rectangular. Hinged cover. On the top and two long sides are incised conventional paddle steamers with two funnels, surrounded with scrolling foliate ornament. On the short ends are two confronted peacocks and foliate ornament.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Made of baing (tretrameles nudiflora) wood, covered on the outside with black thitsi lacquer (melanorrhaea usitata), yun (incised) technique, filled with a reddish-yellow lacquer. The inside is coated with red tinted lacquer. |
Brief description | Burmese lacquered wood hinged thit-ta (storage box) of yun (engraved) work. Konbaung Dynasty (1752-1885). Decorated on a black ground with paddle steamers, peacocks and foliate patterns in reddish-yellow. ca. late 19th century. |
Physical description | Rectangular. Hinged cover. On the top and two long sides are incised conventional paddle steamers with two funnels, surrounded with scrolling foliate ornament. On the short ends are two confronted peacocks and foliate ornament. |
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Object history | Handwritten label on base of box: "Box found at Miji (Ngaminyan's stronghold) the property of Ngaminyan". Sent by B.C.A.F. from Taungdwinje 1887 Upper Burmah See Scott "Gazeteer of Upper Burma and the Shan States" Part 1, Vol 1, p. 137. Ngaminyan is probably the Min Yaung mentioned here. |
Production | Handwritten label on base of box: "Box found at Miji [Ngaminyan's stronghold] the property of Ngaminyan". Sent by B.C.A.F.[the donor] from Taungdwinje [south of Pagan] Upper Burmah 1887". See Scott "Gazetteer of Upper Burma and the Shan States"; Part I, Vol I; p. 137. Ngaminyan is probably the Min Yaung mentioned here. |
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Accession number | IM.122-1923 |
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Record created | November 8, 2000 |
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