Description (Physical description)
Large image printed on cotton depicting six boats, possibly representing six different tribes, transporting six religious figures, possible Buddha in a shrine on water or a Buddhist monk. In addition to the six boats and figures depicted in those boats there are nine spiritual entities seen in the water. The first row of figures include one entity with what appears to be a halo sitting cross-legged with it's hands in prayer, below this figure are four more spirits, two are wearing crowns and the other two appear to be wearing naga dragons as headpieces. The bow of the first boat is a cockerel. There are six figures transporting the religious figure, four of the figures have oars, one is at the front holding an orange flag and the last figure is praying to the Buddha. The Buddha is sat cross legged with a smile, and sat inside a small pagoda-like structure. The second boat appears to have a whale on the front of the bow. The positioning of figures inside the boats are relatively similar, there is always one figure praying to the Buddha or monk, with at least three men holding oars. The bows of the boats in the second row depict an elephant and a snake, the bottom row is the same as the top row. There are two more pairs of figures in the water, all of which are wearing a gold crown and appear to have a halo around them.
Event Date 22/11/2017
Author: Annie McKay