KALAGA
Burma/Myanmar
19th Century
Embossed and embroidered on black cloth.
h. 23 in., w. 59 in. 

Gift of Louis and
Barbara Cohen, 1990
BC90.02.01

Kalaga, royalty with attendants. Embossed and embroidered on black cloth. Probably mid-nineteenth century. Figures embossed and embroidered on black cloth, shows attendants and queen in front of empty throne. A court minister or Wungyi is on farthest left. Far right is a Kinnara, bird princess. Above the queen is a flying celestial.