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Shan Carved Wood Ladle for Alms Bowls browse these categories for related items... All Items: Vintage Arts:Regional Art:Asian:Southeast Asian:Folk Art: Pre 1980: item # 806740 Please refer to our stock # 64-02 when inquiring.
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| This most unusual rice ladle from the Shan minority people of Southeast Asia has carvings of a peacock, an elephant, a donkey, a fish and a mystery animal all lined up along its handle. Carving on the double handle, meant to simulate rope, is skillfully done; carving on the animals is much more primitive, which probably means that it originated in one of the many small Shan villages concentrated in northeast Burma and northwest Thailand. The ladle bowl is made from a sturdy gourd coated with lacquer. This piece was meant to be used to scoop rice into the alms bowls of monks from nearby Buddhist monasteries so it is likely that the animals, peacock and fish related to a parable or a local legend. From the late 20th century, the ladle is in excellent condition and obviously has not been used often. Dimensions: length 18” (46 cm), diameter of bowl 3” (8 cm). | |||||||||||
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