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Object Number
2010.11.34
Display Title
Red umbrella
Descriptions
Object Description
Red umbrella with painted scene of sailboat, pagoda and mountain with trailing floral motif; red ferrule with dark pink pompom; wooden handle painted red, white thread attached inside; white cord sewn on one wodden support with metal strip holding cord loops together; yarn woven netting between wooden supports are yellow, purple, orange, blue, and pink; protective plastic attached to ferrule
Inventory Description
Umbrella, red, painted scene of sailboat, pagoda and mountain with trailing floral motif, red ferrule with dark pink pompom, wooden handle painted red
Classification
- Umbrella
Department
Ethnographic
Date
2006 or earlier
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
Burma
/
Yangon
/
Shwepyitha
/
Bonshegon Village
Dimensions
Other: 55.3 x 62.4 x 62.2 cm (21 3/4 x 24 9/16 x 24 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2010.11.34
Credit Line
Gift of Hazel Hitson Weidman, Ph.D., Radcliffe '59
Provenance
Collector
Hazel Hitson Weidman
(2006-2010)
Previous owner
Previously owned by
Hazel Hitson Weidman
(2006-2010)
Collector
U Tin Hla
(-2006)
Donor
Donated by
Hazel Hitson Weidman
(2006-2010)
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