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Image

Burmese, Myanmar

Box in the Shape of a Mythological Hintha Bird, ca. 1900 - 1960

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Burmese

Title

Box in the Shape of a Mythological Hintha Bird

Year

ca. 1900 - 1960

Medium

Lacquer, betel-nut, wood, gold-leaf, metal, glass, mirrors

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • metal,
  • gold leaf,
  • wood,
  • glass

Dimensions

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

Place

Myanmar

Type

  • Boxes

Credit

Gift of Doris Duke's Southeast Asian Art Collection

Object Number

2004.12.3

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Sumptuous Expression

June 25 - October 10, 2004

Related

Burmese

Hamsa, 1800s-early 1900s

Burmese

Hamsa, 1800s-early 1900s

Use

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