RARE! Bronze Burmese Opium Weight Set 8 Brahman Bulls
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Unique Antique Bronze Burmese Opium Weight Set A MUST HAVE FOR ANY REAL COLLECTOR Authentic handmade Bronze Burmese Opium Weight Set of eight hand crafted Brahman Bulls. Opium Weights like this were used throughout Burma and Northern Thailand in the Golden Triangle region to weight opium during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. I got the set during a trip to the border region between Thailand and Burma where the Karen Hill Tribe live from the Karen woman in the photo with the hat. This set was brought from Burma into Thailand by the Karen people when the migrated. I have included a brief history of the Karen People below. Dimensions: Can be seen in the photos. Weights: 150grams - 30 grams Materials: Bronze. Age: Circa 1900-1920 imported before August 2003 All offers will be seriously considered... MAKE BEST OFER NOW! Thanks for your time and consideration... Dobuydon BRIEF HISTORY OF THE KAREN PEOPLE Karen believe they came from a place they denote a "Thibi Kawbi". Some feel that this is their representation of the lands of Tibet and southern Gobi desert. However during the 18th century the Karen began to move southward, across the Salveen River from Burma to the Thai Payap (old northern kingdom of Siam). The Karen, like our American Indians, do not recognize the political borders of the regions in which they live.
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