W90xL200xH230mm, Myanmar
Burmese paper mache is usually made by applying layers of thin, tough, paper and rice paste to a clay model of an elephant. After drying for a day or two, the object is then given a coat of white paint. The body is painted with brightly coloured enamel paints.
These paper maches are not only toys. A donor may commission objects in different shapes for presentation to a pagoda or monastery on special occasions. They are usually made by craftsmen or their families in the vicinity of the pagodas.
This animal paper mache collection from SOIL is avaible at Mountain Folkcraft during the ASIAN FOLKCRAFT event.
Mountain Folkcraft 