1880~, Yangon

1880~, Yangon

Identifier
IS.73-1886
Collection
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Technique
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Dimension
150 cm (length)
51 cm (width)
Production time
Production place

Description

Kalaga (hanging), dark red felt with an embroidered design of floral, foliate and bird motifs of coloured silks, Rangoon, Burma, ca. 1880. Kalaga (hanging) of felted wool with silk embroidery. Central field of a flower head within a cartouche surrounded by a repeating lotus pattern bounded by a wide leafy border with 4 framed birds on perches and corner pear shaped medallions on a dark red ground.