Female figure

Southeast Asian Collection

Accession Nr.:	89.6.1
Type:	sculpture; lacquers; carving
Date of production:	19 − 20th century
Place of production:	Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

Materials/Techniques:	wood, painted, lacquered, gilt
Dimensions:	height: 50. 5 cm

Tall, slender female figure, shifting her weight on the left hip. Probably a character from Burmese opera. Her face is expressive, she looks at the observer with a toothless smile, while her right arm, now partially destroyed, is stretched out in front of her. The figure stands on a stylised piece of ground.

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