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Seehawen-Hewanasana, Nazha

Flying Birds c.1993

Woven silk tapestry | 52.0 x 89.0 cm (whole object) | RCIN 94595

Seehawen-Hewanasana, Nazha

Flying Birds c.1993

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Description

Tapestry depicting white flying birds with a background of trees.

Provenance

Presented to Queen Elizabeth II by Ranil Wickremesinghe, the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) at Cyprus in 1993
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection Seehawen-Hewanasana, Nazha
(designer)

Acquirer(s)

Search the collection View the person page Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1926-2022)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Woven silk tapestry

silk (textile)

tapestry, woven

Measurements

52.0 x 89.0 cm (whole object)
Groupings
Category
Tapestries
Object type(s)
furnishings
coverings and hangings
wall hangings
tapestries
Subject(s)
Places
Asia
Sri Lanka
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Biological sciences
Zoology
Animals
Birds

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