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plate
Object Type
plate
Museum number
2001,0612.2
Description
Small circular plate, made of coiled split bamboo, decorated in the shwe-zawa (black and gold) technique, and depicting Mahatma Gandhi. He is shown seated on a mat and working at his spinning wheel. Two Tamil characters are etched into the black ground, below the figure of Gandhi (these are probably the initials of the owner).
Production date
1930s
(probably)
Production place
Made in:
Burma
(perhaps Pagan)
Materials
bamboo
(split and coiled)
lacquer
gold
(foil)
Technique
coiled (basketry)
lacquered
Dimensions
Diameter:
15.20 centimetres
Height:
1.50 centimetres
$Inscriptions
Location
Not on display
Condition
slightly worn
Associated names
Representation of:
Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand, 'the Mahatma'
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Joss Graham Oriental Textiles
Acquisition date
2001
Department
Asia
Registration number
2001,0612.2
Conservation
Treatment
: 18 May 2018