National Museum - Bangkok, Ivory Carving

Ivory Carving (แกะสลักงาช้าง)
The ivory carving objects are displayed in room
No. 8A. Ivory Howdah (Kub Chang), is actually
in room No.6. This beautiful example of an
intricately pierced design shows the ivory carvers'
skill at its best. The howdah is a functional piece,
a chair in effect, which because it is placed on
the elephants back, must be a sturdy piece of
furniture. This howdah was presented to the
King Chulalongkorn by the Prince of Chiangmai
in the early 20th century.

Manuscript cover and details. Ivory, 58 cm long,
5 cm wide. 19th century, Bangkok period.

Knife and details of handle. This ivory knife handle,
of 10 cm length, depicts Hanuman, the monkey
warrior of the Indian epic the Ramayana (the -
Ramakien in Thai).

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