Silver plastic pot with a paper lid printed in colour wuth Burmese script and a picture of a woman with long hair and wearing a pink dress. Contains thanakha, a cosmetic paste of ground sandalwood worn to make the skin appear paler.

Collection type: Object
Description: Silver plastic pot with a paper lid printed in colour wuth Burmese script and a picture of a woman with long hair and wearing a pink dress. Contains thanakha, a cosmetic paste of ground sandalwood worn to make the skin appear paler.
Geographical reference: Myanmar (Burma)
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Myanmar (Burma); Thailand
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Thailand; Karenni refugee camp 5
Cultural groups: Paku Karen (Pakenyo (Sgaw) Kayin) Karenni; Pa-O (Taungthu Karen (Kayin)); Karenni; Karen
Person: Field collector Sandra Helen Dudley; PRM source Sandra Helen Dudley
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1996
Date collected: 1996 - 1997
Acquisition information: Purchased: 04/11/1996
Materials and processes: Material Plant, Material Plastic Synthetic, Material Paper Plant, Process Printed, Process Machine-made, Process Moulded
Dimensions: Diameter: max 70 mm, Height: max 57 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1997.28.65