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burma revisited_3_amulet

burma revisited 3-amulet

 

mixed media on wood: acrylic paint, metallic paint, collage paper, stamps

 

18" X 12"

 

we recently returned from a two month trip to asia. we visited china, tibet, nepal, bhutan, india, burma and japan.

just us two (not a "tour"), our backpacks and sense of adventure.

we have been in burma before, but this time we spent more time in this beautiful country.

 

we had an amazing time on our trip.

 

jennifer beinhacker

jenniferbeinhacker.com

art outside the edge

 

EXPLANATION OF THIS PIECE:

 

in burma there is the belief among boys and men (and their families) that a tattoo will prevent death from snake bites or being shot by a gun. the tattoo is often the burmese alphabet (in some form).

we met a man whose mother tattooed him when he was a young boy. he was subsequently bitten by a snake...and did not die. he attributes this to the protection of the tattoo. he has never been shot by a gun, although he has ventured into some dangerous areas in burma.

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