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PLATE XVIII
An Avatar Play
Plays in Burma are always performed in the open air, and there is no charge for admission, the cost being borne by some pious member of the community to celebrate a festival or a domestic event. The circular frame is fitted with drums and gongs, and is called Saing-waing or Kyi-waing. The figures to the right of it are the "prince" (in the centre) and the clown (on his left).
