Burmese officer

Painted carved wooden figure of a Burmese officer with a moustache, wearing trousers that extend down to his knees. A colourful, multi-coloured longyi is rolled around the waist and pulled up between the legs. Part of the garment is broken off. The jacket has green criss-cross lacing at the front. There is a collar with the shoulders turned up and a scalloped edge. The multi-tiered helmet is painted green underneath the rim, and has ear flaps. A label on the plinth reads 'Burmese officer'. The plinth is square but for the corners cut off.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
606v
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 273 mm x 81 mm x 80 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
wood; paint
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
World Gallery > World Gallery Balcony > Horniman's Vision
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