Burmese noblewoman, 19th century. She wears her hair tied up in a knot with a band of embroidery, short embroidered tunic with open sleeves, sash, silk skirt or sarong, slippers, holding a fan. Noble Birmane. Asie. Handcoloured woodcut by Sisbet from Auguste Wahlen's Moeurs, Usages et Costumes de tous les Peuples du Monde, (Manners, Customs and Costumes of all the People of the World) Librairie Historique-Artistique, Brussels, 1845.

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