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  • Connected top and bottom of a golden dragon-like bird container with embedded gems. The lid forms a dragon-like bird’s body, while the base is a cup-like stand.
  • Opposite side-view of the golden, dragon-like, bird-shaped container. Its lid has a layered neck and body that shape upward, and its base is a cup-like stand supported by red feet.
  • Detached top and bottom of a golden dragon-like bird container with embedded gems. The lid forms dragon-like bird’s body, while the base is a cup-like stand with a red interior.

Unknown Maker, Burmese

Box in the Shape of a Hintha Bird

Maker

Unknown Maker, Burmese

Culture

Burmese

Title

Box in the Shape of a Hintha Bird

Year

ca. 1900-1960

Medium

  • wood,
  • gold-leaf,
  • metal,
  • glass,
  • mirrors,
  • and lacquer

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • wood,
  • gold-leaf,
  • metal,
  • glass,
  • mirrors,
  • and lacquer

Materials

metal, gold leaf, wood, glass

Geography

Geographic Reference: Myanmar

Dimensions

16.2 x 24.6 cm (6 3/8 x 9 11/16 inches) (height x depth)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Doris Duke's Southeast Asian Art Collection

Object Number

2004.12.3

Type

  • Boxes

Exhibition History

Being and Believing in the Natural World
Perspectives from the Ancient Mediterranean, Asia, and Indigenous North America
Oct 22, 2022 – Jun 04, 2023
Sumptuous Expression
The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Gift of Southeast Asian Art
Jun 25, 2004 – Oct 10, 2004

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Unknown Maker, Burmese
Box in the Shape of a Hintha Bird, ca. 1900-1960
Wood, gold-leaf, metal, glass, mirrors, and lacquer
16.2 x 24.6 cm (6 3/8 x 9 11/16 inches) (height x depth)
Gift of Doris Duke's Southeast Asian Art Collection 2004.12.3

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