1960.9.2

Collection type

Object

Description

Fan painted with scenes from Burmese life and myth, in gold, vermillion and green paint on a white textile ground. [LKG 04/09/2009]

Long description

Fan painted with scenes from Burmese life and myth, in gold, vermillion and green paint on a white textile ground. The fan is attached to wooden ends which act as a cover. These wooden covers have been carved by hand or possibly machine cut. Each double fold of the fan is attached at the base to a short wooden slat. possibly by glue. There are fourteen wooden slats in total. The top edge of the white textile fan has been painted with a gold border. Through the bottom of the fan a metal pin or nail has been passed which acts as a pivot, allowing the fan to be opened and closed. There is a metal loop attached to this pin from which the fn may be suspended. The metal pin is buffered from the wood by a white ?plastic or ?ivory mount. [LKG 04/09/2009]

Geographical reference

Myanmar (Burma)

Asia > South-eastern Asia > Myanmar (Burma)

Mandalay

Cultural groups

Burman

Person

Maker Moung Tsa

Field collector Selwyn Gervais Eyre

PRM source Lucy Margaret Eyre

Date / Period

Date made: Circa by 1870

Date collected

Circa 1870

Acquisition information

Donated: 1960

Materials and processes

Material Wood Plant, Material Textile, Material Pigment, Material Plastic Synthetic, Material Animal Ivory Tooth, Process Painted, Process Carved, Process Woven, Process Glued

Dimensions

Length 475 mm, Width 590 mm

Object numbers

Accession number: 1960.9.2

Search terms: Fan, Figure, Religion