Temple Cloth
ca. 1880 (made)
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The main part of the sole of each foot is divided into 108 squares. Two rows of the squares encircle the cushions of the heels which are delineated with a spiraling circle. The toes are decorated with right voluted conch shells. The squares are filled with Burmese auspicious symbols associated with Hindu-Buddhist ideas on royalty, cosmology, and mythology. Heaven is seen in the depictions of stylised pavillions, lakes, and mountains. Royal insignia depicted includes peacocks and conch shells. Representations of creatures real and mythological include galons (part man part predatory bird), karaweiks and hinthas (mythical birds), nagas (serpents), kinnaras (heavenly winged figures), chinthes (lions), bullocks and so on.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | printed or painted in yellow on a white cotton textile |
| Brief description | Temple cloth, painted cotton, probably Mandalay, Burma, ca. 1880 |
| Physical description | The main part of the sole of each foot is divided into 108 squares. Two rows of the squares encircle the cushions of the heels which are delineated with a spiraling circle. The toes are decorated with right voluted conch shells. The squares are filled with Burmese auspicious symbols associated with Hindu-Buddhist ideas on royalty, cosmology, and mythology. Heaven is seen in the depictions of stylised pavillions, lakes, and mountains. Royal insignia depicted includes peacocks and conch shells. Representations of creatures real and mythological include galons (part man part predatory bird), karaweiks and hinthas (mythical birds), nagas (serpents), kinnaras (heavenly winged figures), chinthes (lions), bullocks and so on. |
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| Credit line | Given by Sir Herbert Thirkell White, C.S. Secretary for Upper Burma to the Chief Commissioner, Mandalay |
| Object history | Placed in Print Room. 28 August, 1886 Presented by Sir Herbert Thirkell White, C.S. Secretary for Upper Burma to the Chief Commissioner, Mandalay. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Museum records (Asia Department registers and/or Central Inventory) as part of a 2023 provenance research project. |
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| Accession number | IS.40-1886 |
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| Record created | January 27, 1999 |
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