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1956.9.67

Dacoit gang's flag, captured by donor's father. Long triangle of white cotton trade cloth, with painted design of human figure with bird's head, holding a snake, outlined in black, filled in with green and pink.

1956.9.67

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Collection type
Object
Description
Dacoit gang's flag, captured by donor's father. Long triangle of white cotton trade cloth, with painted design of human figure with bird's head, holding a snake, outlined in black, filled in with green and pink.
Geographical reference
Myanmar (Burma)
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Myanmar (Burma)
Upper Myanmar
Person
Field collector Selwyn Gervais Eyre
PRM source Lucy Margaret Eyre
Date / Period
Date made: 1800-1900
Date collected
1887-8
Acquisition information
Donated: 1956
Materials and processes
Material Cotton Seed Fibre Textile Plant, Material Pigment, Process Woven, Process Painted
Dimensions
Width 900 mm base, Length 2032 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1956.9.67

Search terms: Figure, Textile, Insignia, Trade, Flag, Animal Figure, Bird Figure