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Object Type
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
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Location: Not on display
Condition: slightly worn
Associated names
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 2001
Department: Asia
Registration number: 2001,0612.2
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