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Object Type
Museum number: 2001,0209.2
Description: Plate, made of coiled split bamboo decorated in the shwe zawa technique (gold laid on to a glossy black lacquer surface). At the centre is a portrait bust of M K 'Mahatma' Gandhi. Around the portrait bust is a fine inscription in Tamil, of Gandhian aphorisms.
Production date: 1930s-1940s
Production place: Made in: Burma
Materials: bamboo; lacquer; gold
Technique: shwe zawa; coiled (basketry); lacquered
Dimensions: Diameter: 18 centimetres; Height: 2.30 centimetres
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Location: On display (G33/dc69b/s1)
Exhibition history: Exhibited: On Timelines
Condition: Slightly worn, but basically good
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Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 2001
Acquisition notes: Bought by the donor from the Bombay antiquaire, Philips, for Rs 1250.
Department: Asia
Registration number: 2001,0209.2

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