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  Burmese harp (animal shapes)

 

Myanmar

These animal shaped Burmese harps are used as an ornamental objects and both were seen in Rangoon, one in a hotel lobby, the other in the International Airport departure hall.

 

The one in the photo above is in the form of a peacock, the national symbols of Myanmar, the one on the right is a crocodile, an animal once found in the wild in Burma.

 

  Burmese harp (animal shapes)