Figure of a man, made of painted plaster and wood. Probably from the same set as nn12411. He also holds a cheroot but in his left hand. His skirt cloth has horizontal red patterning on white and is gathered at the front. His jacket has 'wings' at the back. The head cloth has a protruding peak at the back. The gold sash crosses the body at the back. ?High status Burmese man?
figure (art)
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