Statuesque

Statuesque describes a woman who is exceptionally tall and shapely. The words certainly describes this  large lovely lady carefully carved from wood and elaborately adorned with tiny mirrored tiles, glass jewels, and gold cord. She is mostly likely from Southeast Asian. Her tight-fitting hip-length jacket resembles the traditional Burmese htaingmathein. This buttonless jacket is worn over a chemise or bodice and paired with a wrap-around skirt called a longyi. The use of glass tiles or jewels as decoration is also typical of Burmese carvings. She carries a water jug in one hand. Perhaps she is preparing to take part in Thingyan, the Burmese new year, which includes a water festival in which participants playfully douse each other with water to help wash away last year's sins. 

Close ups of the detailed decorations on her elegant outfit.

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