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311. Add Or 5536

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 5536
Title:
A Srivaisnava Brahmin holding a manuscript and making a teaching gesture.
Scope & Content:
A Srivaisnava Brahmin holding a manuscript and making a teaching gesture. Inscribed below (Hand B): ‘Bramny grand prêtre.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1790
Extent:
1 Item

312. Add Or 5540

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 5540
Title:
A Rajput with shield (moon-crested), tulwar and bow and arrows.
Scope & Content:
A Rajput with shield (moon-crested), tulwar and bow and arrows. Inscribed below (Hand B): ‘Rajebouts ou grand castre des Gentiles chef de party.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1790
Extent:
1 Item

313. Add Or 5543

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 5543
Title:
A Srivaisnava ascetic dancing playing the tambura with a pot balanced on his head and with bells on his ankles.
Scope & Content:
A Srivaisnava ascetic dancing playing the ‘tambura’ with a pot balanced on his head and with bells on his ankles. Inscribed below (Hand C): ‘Pauvre.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1790
Extent:
1 Item

314. Add Or 5559

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 5559
Title:
A Srivaisnava priest with a woven flag and a small woven vessel.
Scope & Content:
A Srivaisnava priest with a woven flag and a small woven vessel. Inscribed below (Hand B): ‘Bramny prêtre.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1790
Extent:
1 Item

315. Add Or 5562

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 5562
Title:
A Srivaisnava priest holding a gold water-vessel in left hand, a bell in his right.
Scope & Content:
A Srivaisnava priest holding a gold water-vessel in left hand, a bell in his right. Inscribed below (Hand B): ‘Whistony ou serviteur des pagodas.’ Note: cf. ‘Wistnouwaes’ in Hobson-Jobson under ‘Vaishnava.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1790
Extent:
1 Item

316. Add Or 5563

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 5563
Title:
A Srivaisnava ascetic carrying a torch and an oil flask with which he is servicing a flame burning in a tall vessel.
Scope & Content:
A Srivaisnava ascetic carrying a torch and an oil flask with which he is servicing a flame burning in a tall vessel. Inscribed below (Hand B): ‘Thade? espèce de pauvre qui mêne du feux partout avec lui.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1790
Extent:
1 Item

317. Add Or 5569

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 5569
Title:
Hindu marriage ceremony, the man placing a garland round his wife's neck, a priest and a marriage pole with banana leaves beside them.
Scope & Content:
Hindu marriage ceremony, the man placing a garland round his wife’s neck, a priest and a marriage pole with banana leaves beside them. Husband and priest wear Saiva sect marks. Inscribed below (Hand C): ‘Mariage’.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1790
Extent:
1 Item

318. Add Or 5571

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 5571
Title:
A tough-looking Burmese lady, smoking a cheroot.. Artist(s): Yatanabon, Maung Su (fl. 1940s)
Scope & Content:
A tough-looking Burmese lady, smoking a cheroot. Inscribed: ‘Burmese Thuggi’s Wife, Rangoon Dist. Yatanabon, Mg Su.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1940s
Extent:
1 Item

319. Add Or 5572

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 5572
Title:
A Kachin girl wearing elaborate jewellery and plugs in her ears.. Artist(s): Yatanabon, Maung Su (fl. 1940s)
Scope & Content:
A Kachin girl wearing elaborate jewellery and plugs in her ears. Inscribed: ‘Hkahka Kachin Girl. Sumprabun Division. Yatanabon, Mg Su.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1940s
Extent:
1 Item

320. Add Or 5573

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 5573
Title:
A Burmese cinema actress with an elaborate coiffeur.. Artist(s): Yatanabon, Maung Su (fl. 1940s)
Scope & Content:
A Burmese girl with an elaborate coiffeur. Inscribed: ‘Burmese Cinema Actress. Rangoon. Yatanabon, Mg Su.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1940s
Extent:
1 Item

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