Object Number: E253 Collection: Eastern Art Serpents, or naga, were part of local spirit cults in Burma, as well as linked to the Buddha—they assisted with his birth. It is likely that this shrine once held a Buddha figure. The British were particularly intrigued by…
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Object Number: Ea11553 Collection: Eastern Art A golden painted Buddha figure sitting on a red plinth.
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Object Number: Ea9770 Collection: Eastern Art An alabaster standing Buddha figure.
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Object Number: MG 8272 Collection: Ethnography A Chin helmet acquired by Frederick Duncan Raikes in the late-nineteenth century from the Chin Hills, in the north of Burma bordering India. When Raikes served in the Anglo-Burmese War of 1886 he fought alongside some Chin people and…
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Object Number: N8141, N8142 Collection: Eastern Art Votive plaques are objects made for the purpose of making offerings at religious sites. These two examples are terracotta Buddha images—the Buddha’s image is used for these offerings because of its spiritual power. Plaques like this have been…
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Object Number: Or1992.09 Collection: Eastern Art A head of a Buddha made of wood and lacquered red with some gold gilding. The base of the head is marked with the date 1945, so it was probably taken during the British re-occupation of Burma from the…
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Object Number: E1936 Collection: Ethnography This amulet, taken from a Burmese tomb, is made of the bright blue precious stone lapis lazuli. British ethnographers were very interested in the use of amulets and their meanings, as well as in funeral rituals, particularly those of Buddhist…
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