Accession No
MN0126.77
Description
A wooden figure of Shwe Nabay, the Lady Golden Sides, one of the 37 Nats (spirits) of Burma. She wears an elaborated court costume of golden panels. Also known as Naga Medaw, she is believed to be a beautiful woman who married a Naga (snake being). She is also described as a female dragon.
Place
Asia; Southeast Asia; Myanmar
Period
Source
Singer, Noel Francis [collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
MN0126.77; 77
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wood; Paint
Local Term
Measurements
81mm x 216mm x 87mm Weight 0.205kg
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
A label adhered to the figure reads '77'. The underside of the base has been marked in a non-Latin script.
Event Date 26/9/2017
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
A wooden figure of Shwe Nabay, the Lady Golden Sides, one of the 37 Nats (spirits) of Burma. She wears an elaborated court costume of golden panels. Also known as Naga Medaw, she is believed to be a beautiful woman who married a Naga (snake being). She is also described as a female dragon.
Event Date 26/9/2017
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
FM:277867
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