Detail: “A Siamese spear in bamboo-cane ornamented with gold."
Hok kam mai phai khru’ang khram thong
Gold and enamel, and bamboo staff, probably Mai phlong
Gift of King Mongkut, 1856
Harris Treaty Gifts
Wood, gold, enamel
Department of Anthropology, cat. # E3993

Gallery 1

1a. Robert's Treaty, 1833

1b. Harris Treaty, 1856

1c. Status & Rank of the Presidents

Gallery 2

2a. H.M. King Chulongkorn's Gifts

2b. Centennial Exposition, 1876

2c. 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition

Gallery 3

3a. Institutional Gifts

3b. Recent Gifts to the US

3c. Thai Royal Gifts in Perspective

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