This sculpture is depicting a Burmese villager carrying a water pot on her head while holding it with her right hand and a lotus flower in her left hand.  She is dressed in traditional longyi (wrapped skirt), and blouse.  As seen her jewels are carefully hand carved from her headwear, necklace, waist belts and hand jewels that are indicative of local villager. Each tribal group has its own unique traditional clothes, head wears and accessories such as jewelry, flowers, silk scarves and hairstyles that represents their culture and customs; and at the same time, distinguishes them from other tribal groups.
  
The intricate work of this sculpture can be done by only skilled artists.  The meticulous details will be much appreciated when it is in front of you as pictures can not do justice to the carving on this piece.   It compliments any style of décor, from traditional to contemporary.   

This piece is hand carved out of one piece of teak wood and finished in natural teak with
no stain or lacquer.
Size:  18 ” high.  

This piece was painstaking carved by hand in teak wood. The teak plants are natives to India and South East Asia.  The name derived from a Malayalam word Thekku. Teak is a hard and very durable wood which produces its own natural oils and do not require additional treatment such as oil, varnish or lacquer.  The wood is used in various applications such as outdoor and indoor furniture, boat decking, etc.