Ivory figure of a woman, possibly a court attendant, on a wooden stand. The stand is painted red, possibly lacquered. She wears a black headdress and red skirt with gold (gilt) wavy lines. [NC 18/2/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Ivory figure of a woman, possibly a court attendant, on a wooden stand. The stand is painted red, possibly lacquered. She wears a black headdress and red skirt with gold (gilt) wavy lines. [NC 18/2/2016]
Long description: Ivory figure of a woman, possibly a court attendant, on a wooden stand. The stand is painted red, possibly lacquered. She wears a black headdress and red skirt with gold (gilt) wavy lines. She is holding the end of her skirt in her left hand, and two fingers of her right hand are pointing upwards. [PR [OPS move] 14/6/2017]
Geographical reference: Myanmar (Burma)
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Myanmar (Burma)
Cultural groups: Burman
Person: Field collector Lucy Margaret Eyre; PRM source Lucy Margaret Eyre
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1963
Date collected: By 1963
Acquisition information: Bequeathed: 1963
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Gilt Metal, Material Lacquer Varnish, Material Elephant Tooth Ivory Animal, Material Pigment, Material Gold Foil Metal, Process Carved, Process Painted, Process Gilded, Process Lacquered Varnished
Dimensions: Diameter: max 67 mm, Height: max 135 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1963.11.19

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