Framed Vintage Kalaga Tapestry No.17 - Thagyamin Nat Backpacks tucking the front panel around

tucking the front panel around your body to the back

statues and other devotional items

Afghan Kuchi dresses are traditionally associated with the nomadic Kuchi and Pashtun people of Afghanistan and were worn by everyone regardless of wealth

There is also a large front compartment with inside pockets for valuables and pens

Framed Vintage Kalaga Tapestry No.17 - Thagyamin Nat Backpacks tucking the front panel aroundThis beautiful kalaga tapestry depicts Thagyamin, the highest ranking nat in traditional Burmese Buddhist belief. A nat is a god like spirit believed to be either a human that was defied after death, or spirits of nature. This particular nat, Thagyamin, is considered as the King of Heaven, as well as the god of lightning, thunder and rain. He is the Burmese adaptation of the Hindu deities Indra. Here he is shown holding a yak tail fly whisk, known as