VINTAGE HAND MADE BURMESE KALAGAS WALL HANGING OF A RAM Start Price USD 59.00 Current Price USD 59.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, August 15, 2008 End Time Friday, August 22, 2008 Location MILLBRAE, CA See more about 'VINTAGE HAND MADE BURMESE KALAGAS WALL HANGING OF A RAM' Description A Kalagas, is an embroidered Burmese tapestry. These have been around for about 150 years.  Some of the techniques used in making kalagas are much older.  For example, the techniques of attaching gold thread and jewels called "shwe-chi-doe" were known to have existed in Burma over 1,000 years ago.  Items made using the "shwe-chi-doe" method were and still are rare because they were made from real gold and jewels, making them prohibitively expensive for the common person or every day use. Kalagas evoke in us a sense of the exotic and for good reason.  Originally developed in the Mandalay court, they reflected the designs found at that time in the palace and in the pagodas. This vintage wall hanging is made of gold thread, hundreds of sequins, colored stones and beads. It measures 13.5 x 13.5 inches and is ready for hanging. The actual age of this one is unknown. There is NO RESERVE AND A LOW OPENING BID ON THIS BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF BURMESE ART. Be sure to see my other collectibles from my private collection of over 50 years. Place a Bid!