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This master Tibetan singing bowl is handmade (hammered) and consists of seven metals from a bronze alloy. Such master bowls are thought to have more power resonating during meditation, Chakra healing and body therapy. Many people are using this specific 349Hz frequency for healing while others…
Continue reading → - Item Number: C-6661
- Provenance/Origin: Artisan village in the Himalayan foothills
- Composition: 7 metals
- Dimensions: 10.5" in diameter 4.5" tall
- Weight: 6.75 pounds for all items
- Price: $ 255.00 USD
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Though territorially part of Burma, the Shan States developed their own distinct artistic style. During the 18th century, Shan Buddha sculpture became particularly sophisticated and elegant. Finely and realistically molded, the face exudes sweetness and serenity. The Tai-Shan (Tai Yai) people are belived to have…
Continue reading → - Item Number: S-8084
- Provenance/Origin: Shan carving, 18th Century, monastery in Mogok Myanmar
- Composition: Wood with gold gilt and blue paint
- Dimensions: 7.25" tall x 2.75" wide x 2.0" deep
- Weight: 0.75 pounds
- Price: $ 465.00 USD
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Carved architectural temple fragment/corbel/relief. It is populated by Hindu deities . . . many hard for me to identify. I am reasonably sure that Vishnu is in the center shown with multiple arms. The raised arm is a sign of reassurance. Above is…
Continue reading → - Item Number: S-1846
- Provenance/Origin: Tamil Nadu India. Late 18th Century or early 19th
- Composition: Wood. Most likely mango.
- Dimensions: 15" tall x 10.5" wide x 4" deep
- Weight: 8.5 pounds
- Price: $ 635.00 USD
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A pottery figure of a Chinese court woman with up-swept hair and standing in a simple draped robe, typically seen in the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD). Women at the Chinese imperial court were highly trained in fashion, manners, etiquette but also music, dance and other pleasing arts. …
Continue reading → - Item Number: S-3605
- Provenance/Origin: China. Stylings of the Tang Dynasty
- Composition: Terracotta.
- Dimensions: 7" tall on wood base. Base is 3 x 3" square
- Weight: 1 pound
- Price: $ 89.00. USD
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The ethnic Zigula/Zigua are from the northern Pwani and southern Tanga Regions of Tanzania. Their art is poorly understood and frequently misidentified. They have a vibrant tradition of ritual carvings . . . such as their “mummy” figures. Some are wrapped in cloth and…
Continue reading → - Item Number: S-8541
- Provenance/Origin: Tanzania. Pwani Region. Circa 1970s
- Composition: Wood, fabric, clay, earth, liquid
- Dimensions: 12" tall on stand x 4.25 sq inch wood block stand
- Weight: 1.25 pounds
- Price: $ 185.00 USD
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The vast Yombe area – the forested region of the Lower Zaire River – represents an important geographic chapter in the artistic history of black Africa. It has the greatest, most prolific and finest concentration of maternity figures and stone statuary. The Yombe female phemba statues…
Continue reading → - Item Number: S-8497
- Provenance/Origin: Lower Zaire Rover, Congo. Circa 1960 - 1970s
- Composition: Wood, pigment, sisal rope, textile, basket material
- Dimensions: 16.5" tall x 5" wide x 7.5" deep
- Weight: 3 pounds
- Price: $ 390.00 USD
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The Senufo – a traditional agricultural people of the northern savanna – Kpelie masks either represent a Poro ancestor or a supernatural spirit of a deceased village person. This double-faced mask has provided a variety of functions. It is a significant part of the rites of…
Continue reading → - Item Number: M-8047
- Provenance/Origin: Senufo. Tribe of Cote D'Lvoire. West Africa. Circa 1940 - 1950s.
- Composition: Wood
- Dimensions: 16.5" tall x 7" wide x 2.5" deep
- Weight: 1.75 pounds
- Price: $ 235.00 USD
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Like all the singing bowls I carry, this green crystal bowl is of the highest quality with a purity higher than 99.99% quartz. Put the rubber “O” ring beneath the bowl. Tap the outside rim of the bowl and begin to guide the striker around the…
Continue reading → - Item Number: O-5839
- Composition: Quartz
- Dimensions: 7.5" tall x 10" in diameter
- Weight: 5 pounds with mallet and ring
- Price: $ 130.00 USD
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Bone ball surrounded by a silver metal band. Shaft is most likely Malaysian bamboo. Definitely strong and stable. Acquired it from an elderly “walking stick” collector in Portsmouth England. He had acquired it in Malacca and was insistent that it was from the 1800s.…
Continue reading → - Item Number: O-6669
- Provenance/Origin: Malacca. Circa 1800s
- Composition: Malaysian bamboo, bone, silver band
- Dimensions: 35.5" long; ~2" diameter ball
- Weight: 1 pound
- Price: $ 435.00 USD
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Fun, fun, fun with or without Halloween around the corner. Very detailed sculpted with designer resin . . . which is an elastomer based thermo plastic urethane type compound. Yikes! BUT, the polymer does yield a highly detailed end product. …
Continue reading → - Item Number: F-5242
- Composition: Resin composite and glass
- Dimensions: 13" from wall. Globe is 6" in diameter
- Price: $ 93.00 for one; $ 177.00 for two USD
