A Taung Yo woman
1950
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1950
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
A Taung Yo woman is a 1950 watercolor by Maung Tin Hla, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting depicts a woman from the Taung Yo tribe, dressed in traditional attire. She wears a dark, striped tunic and a headscarf, with a bag slung over her shoulder. A wicker basket rests on the ground beside her. The woman stands barefoot, with her hands clasped behind her back. The background of the painting features a subtle, muted landscape with hints of greenery and a soft, blue-gray sky. The artist's use of watercolor creates a delicate, ethereal quality to the portrait. For more information on the artist's technique, explore the concept of sfumato.
A Taung Yo woman from Pindaya Village in the Ngaung Shew region near Inle Lake is depicted wearing a long, brown striped thingdaing tunic, a white towelling turban, and a brown shoulder bag.
Read the full account in the museum source.
These watercolors from the early 1900s capture people from Myanmar’s Kayah, Taung Yo, and Zaw-Yein communities.
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