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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 453220, member: 2844&quot;]It is king Rama from the Hindu epic Ramayana, on his way to rescue his beautiful wife Sita from the clutches of the demon king Ravanna.</p><p>These are the original Sanskrit names, the Thai made them more Thai.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yep.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" /></p><p>I don&#039;t think there is any ivory involved, btw. Did you check if it is all wood? It looks a bit like antiqued resin to me.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie86" alt=":sorry:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>In south and southeast Asia a parasol is a sign of high status. Parasols represent the higher chakra&#039;s (a person&#039;s energy centres), which denote higher spirituality. Rulers were thought to be more spiritual than low ranking people.</p><p><br /></p><p>In princely Indonesia the kind of parasol and the colour denoted your particular status. If you had the wrong colour....<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie66" alt=":nailbiting:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> I suspect this was the same in Thailand.</p><p><br /></p><p>A distant relative, the regent of Bangkalan, Madura, with a folded status parasol on the right:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]156911[/ATTACH]</p><p>The wheel symbol (cosmic or star chakra) is the crest of my Cakraningrat ancestors. The lion, a present from the Dutch king, is a symbol of royalty.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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