#44 • Two Framed under Glass Burmese Kalaga Art

Part of Red Gallery - Multi-Consignor Online Auction (timed auction by K and B Auction)

High bid $47.00

Status: Sold

What is Burmese Kalaga? Kalaga (Burmese: ??????????) is a heavily embroidered appliqué tapestry made of silk, flannel, felt, wool and lace against a background made of cotton or velvet indigenous to Burma (Myanmar). Some wear scuffs and marks to the frames, but the tapestries seems perfect being framed under glass. One has two elphants and one has two people on the tapestries. Elephants are 26" long x 17.75" tall x 2.5" thick. People are 27.5" long x 17.75" tall x 2.5" thick. jrb