Figure
1800-1900 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Painted wooden sculpture of a standing male wearing a black longyi drawn between his legs forming a loin cloth, and holding a speak (which is broken). His hair is drawn into a top knot held with a comb and his head is bound with a rolled cloth. His ears are pierced for metal loops (one of which is missing). He is decorated with a painted neck band. The figure may represent a kayah, sometimes called karenni or Red Karen Male.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | painted wood, teak |
| Brief description | Painted sculpture of a man with a spear, wooden, Burma, 19th century |
| Physical description | Painted wooden sculpture of a standing male wearing a black longyi drawn between his legs forming a loin cloth, and holding a speak (which is broken). His hair is drawn into a top knot held with a comb and his head is bound with a rolled cloth. His ears are pierced for metal loops (one of which is missing). He is decorated with a painted neck band. The figure may represent a kayah, sometimes called karenni or Red Karen Male. |
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| Credit line | Bequest from H. Grant Brown |
| Bibliographic reference | S. Fraser-Lu: "Handwoven Textiles of South East Asia", OUP: 1988 p. 96 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.86-1954 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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