Small model of a man with what looks like a hat ? slung over his shoulder. He is holding one trouser leg up revealing tattoos on his upper leg.

Collection type: Object
Description: Small model of a man with what looks like a hat ? slung over his shoulder. He is holding one trouser leg up revealing tattoos on his upper leg.
Long description: From conservation card by Lorraine Rostant 23.04.2001: Wooden carving of man wearing black trousers, white jacket and holding blue hat. He lifts right trouser leg to reveal tatto-ed thigh.[FC 19/02/2009]
Geographical reference: Myanmar (Burma)
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Myanmar (Burma); Shan State
Cultural groups: Shan
Person: Field collector Richard Carnac Temple; PRM source Richard Carnac Temple
Date / Period: Date made: 1800-1900
Date collected: By 1894
Acquisition information: Donated: 05/1894
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Process Carved, Process Painted
Dimensions: Height 168 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1894.27.29

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