Framed Vintage Kalaga Tapestry No.20 - Thagyamin Nat Cloaks This kind of material is

This kind of material is often used to make the 'cortes'

supporting artisans and traditional textile methods

this brass and Himalayan quartz crystal statue depicts White Tara

the highest ranking nat in traditional Burmese Buddhist belief

Framed Vintage Kalaga Tapestry No.20 - Thagyamin Nat Cloaks This kind of material isThis beautiful kalaga tapestry depicts Thagyamin, the highest ranking nat in traditional Burmese Buddhist belief. A nat is a god like spirit believed to be either a human that was defied after death, or spirits of nature. This particular nat, Thagyamin, is considered as the King of Heaven, as well as the god of lightning, thunder and rain. He is the Burmese adaptation of the Hindu deities Indra. Here he is shown holding a yak tail fly whisk, known as