Very rare antique Burmese 19th Century spirit Nat wood carved
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Very rare antique Burmese 19th Century spirit Nat wood carved:
$95.00
Very rare antique Burmese 19th Century spirit Nat wood carved
Size : W 3\" X L 4\" X H 14.5\"Weight : approx 1000 gram
It will be shipped by Thailand post which it may takes 2-3 weeks or over depend on postal to a buyer.
Nat spirits are termed lower nats orauk nats (အောက်နတ်), whether named or unnamed, whereasahtet nats (အထက်နတ်) or higher natdewasinhabit the six heavens.[1]Much likesainthood, nats can be designated for a variety of reasons, including those only known in certain regions in Burma. Nat worship is less common in urban areas than in rural areas, and is practised amongethnic minoritiesas well as in the mainstreamBamarsociety. It is however among the Buddhist Bamar that the most highly developed form of ceremony and ritual is seen.[2]
Every Burmese village has anat sin(နတ်စင်) which essentially serves as a shrine to the village guardian nat called theywa saung An offertory coconut (နတ်အုန်းသီး) is often hung on the main southeast post (ဥရူတိုင်) in the house, wearing agaung baung(headdress) and surrounded by perfume, as an offering to the Min Mahagiri (Lord of the Great Mountain), also known as theein orein (house guardian) nat. One may inherit a certain member or in some instances two of the 37 Nats asmi hsaing hpa lit. mother\'s side, father\'s side) from one or both parents\' side to worship depending on where their families originally come from. One also has a personal guardian spirit calledko saung nat
Very rare antique Burmese 19th Century spirit Nat wood carved:
$95.00