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Antique Burmese opium weight scale and box mid 19th c
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Pre 1900 item# 767425
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$150
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A nicely carved opium weight box in wood and scale in bronze. Burmese ca. 1850. This is a complete set of a merchant scale with box. The carved design looks like a flower, but the carving is actually quite intricate, and the wood is smooth to the touch! This type of weight was used in Burma for weighting opium and other expensive commodities. The scale is simple and hand held with two bowls and a needle that has to point vertically to ensure that the two sides weigh equal. The scale is made of bronze and is quite accurate. Length of box: 18 cm. Length of scale: 11 cm.
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Burmese tribal textile Khami Chin chest cover e. 20th c
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Pre 1920 item# 767805
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$250
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A tribal textile used as chest covering for dances from Burma Khumi tribe, early 20th century. This particular piece is very special and very rare as it is wowen as a sampler with varying pattern all over the piece. Normal pieces have a repeated pattern. I personally picked up this textile nearly 10 years ago in the Rakhine state in the old city Mrauk U that is a very old capital of Arakan/Rakhine state close to the border of Bangladesh. I visited this remote place nearly 10 years ago and was able to select and cherry-pick some of these wonderful tightly double-wowen textiles. My collection consists of 40 pieces that all are in good condition and all very rare. You can look up more information on these textiles in "Textiles of the Hill Tribes of Burma" by Michael C. Howard, p. 56/57, p. 115, p. 148 and p. 149. Size: 65 x 30 cm.
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Burmese hunting horn, lacquered bamboo, 19th c
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Pre 1900 item# 739070
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A well preserved Burmese hunting horn from the tribal Shan states. Made of carved bamboo. The end of the horn has been decorated with a rolled on thin thread. All the horn is covered with the typical Shan black lacquer coat, this lacquer made the horn dry in all weather conditions. A sort of mechanism to make the sound vibrating has been inlaid 13 cm from the thin blowing end. Looks like the mechanism was attached with lead. Wonderful condition, the inlaid piece even looks perfect, but I don't guarantee you can make it sound. This is a vibrant old piece that has been preserved to display its full glory. Ca. 100 years old. Overall L: 41 cm, H: 10 cm. Mouth W: 5.5 cm, H: 7cm
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Burmese lacquer betel box, early 20th c
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Pre 1920 item# 738500
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$450
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"Lacquer is considered a minor art in most countries, but for the past three centuries, it has been one of the show industries from Burma.... The importance of lacquer to the Burmese is probably equivalent to the modern uses of porcelain, glass and plastic combined." Burmese Crafts past and present, by Sylvia Fraser-Lu, Oxford University Press, p. 221. Such a description was written by a person with a true insight to this amazing country. The piece of lacquerware offered here is a wonderful example of the Betel box. Incised with Yun decoration in a Yok-Thei pattern, featuring small figures amidst vegetal scrolling. Early 20th c. Box in very good used condition (few old repairs) and intact with original two inset trays, all marks having the same "spider" mark. This is a hard to find original sample. H: 18,5 cm D: 21 cm. Similar though slightly bigger betel box see pic. 41 in the Lacquerware section in upper mentioned book. P. 220-251
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