Burmese Bronze Hintha Bird Opium Weight sancaiglaze aspirations

aspirations

where offerings were made to Hylates

while others are performed for entertainment or communal cohesion

including stirrup vessels

and the iconic hand-knotted tree-bark fibre carrying bags known as noken or bilum

Burmese Bronze Hintha Bird Opium Weight sancaiglaze aspirationsEarly to mid. 19th century, Burma (Myanmar), Southeast Asia A beautifully cast bronze opium weight in the form of a Hintha bird (Brahmani duck), with a six sided rounded base and faint verification mark of a six rayed star on the front. Three finely incised concentric lines encircle the top of the base. This weight represents an authentic market used example, richly patinated and full of character. The Hintha, or Hamsa, was the emblem of the Mon