• Mauṅʻ tikʻ kha lè̐ taṅʻʺ nāṅʻʺ ma kiṅʻ ñā (The story of Mr. Maung Tikkha and Mrs. Nang Ma Kinnya)
    မွင်တိၵ်ၶလႄႈတင်းၼၢင်းမၵိင်ၺႃ

Publisher:
  • [Möng Kyawt, Myanmar], [1963]
Extent:
  • 18 leaves : paper, approximately 482 x 330 mm.
Format:
Abstract:
  • Story written in rhyme.
Description:
  • Ms. codex.
  • Collation: Paper.
  • Layout: 29-34 lines per page.
Binding note:
  • Papʻʹ kenʻ format manuscript bound at the top, short edge and covered with a floral cloth.
Subject:
Edm rights:
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
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Curator's notes:

  • Shan, with some Burmese phrases
    Möng Kyawt, Shan State, Myanmar, 1963, paper and textile

    The various Shan minority groups in Myanmar use languages related to Thai, written with scripts related to either Thai or Burmese. In addition to palm leaves and folding books, there exists a rather unique Shan book form, papʻʹ kenʻ, that uses locally produced, one-sided thin paper folios, folded over once, right or left, and then bound together at the top short side. They are then usually covered with cloth. The content is a story written in rhyme.

    East Asian Library Special Collections, PL4251.S69 V4 1850z

    For further reading

    San San May, and Jana Igunma. Buddhism illuminated: manuscript art from Southeast Asia. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2018.

    Terwiel, Barend Jan, with Chaichuen Khamdaengyodtai (comp. and ed.) Shan manuscripts, part 1. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner Verlag, 2003.

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