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Three Kalagas - traditionally embroidered textiles from Burma. Generally made of linen, silk, velvet, and cotton and richly adorned with metal thread, sequins and glass beads. The motifs are based on stories from the Rama epic. On these three Kalagas, riders are embroidered on, according to Hindu belief, on animals believed to bring good luck. These three highly decorative pieces, of high quality, date from the vintage period, about 1965.
The measurements vary by a few centimeters. One glass bead is missing from one of the three Kalagas.

Drie Kalagas - traditioneel borduurwerk uit Birma. In het algemeen gemaakt van linnen, zijde, fluweel, katoen en rijk versierd met metaaldraad, pailletten en glazen kralen. De voorstellingen zijn gebaseerd op verhalen uit het Rama epos. Op deze drie Kalagas  zijn rijders op, volgens het Hindu geloof,  gelukbrengende dieren geborduurd.  Deze drie zeer decoratieve exemplaren, van hoge kwaliteit, dateren uit de vintage periode , ca 1965.
De afmetingen verschillen een paar centimeters . Er ontbreekt 1 glas kraal op één van de drie Kalagas.







Textiles - Myanmar - Mandalay style..

Good condition - 68 cm

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Three Mandalay-style Kalagas, traditional Burmese textile embroideries dating from circa 1965, each about 68 by 68 cm, made with linen, silk, velvet and cotton and decorated with metal thread, sequins and glass beads, with one bead missing on one piece and provenance from a private collection; original/authentic and in good condition.

Textiles - Myanmar - Mandalay style..

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