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A Orang Ulu shaman carrier / container is primarily used to store medicine, herbs, roots and other plantation items. The carrier is adorned with the naga motif, the common Buah Berinjan vines, two ancestral Dayak warriors on the two poles and accented with the woven vine / rattan material…
Continue reading → - Item Number: C-8492
- Provenance/Origin: Central Borneo. Orang Ulu / Kayan tribe. Most likely from mid- to late-1900s
- Composition: Wood, rattan, cord
- Dimensions: 8" tall x 5" wide x 3.5" deep
- Weight: 1 pound
- Price: $ 145.00 USD
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A true tantrik (a doctrine of enlightenment of the oneness of one’s self and the visible world; combines elements of Hinduism and paganism including magical and mystical elements like mantras, mudras and exotic rites; especially influential in Tibet). Kapala were made from a human skull bone / cap,…
Continue reading → - Item Number: O-3209
- Provenance/Origin: Katmandu Valley. Circa early 1960s
- Composition: Himalayan Crystal, Bronze with gold plating.
- Dimensions: 9.25" tall x 7" wide x 4" deep (kapala in cradle)
- Weight: 4 pounds
- Price: $ 975.00 USD
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The mythical deity – Garuda – has a ton of spiritual significance in Hinduism and Buddhism. In Hinduism, Garuda is most often found mounted on the back of Vishnu, as the god’s protector. Here the Garuda – with a snake in its beak – symbolizes the…
Continue reading → - Item Number: M-5924
- Provenance/Origin: Hindu and Buddhist figure. Handcrafted in Nepal. Recent.
- Composition: Bronze
- Dimensions: 14" wide x 9" tall
- Weight: 1.5 pounds
- Price: $ 245.00 USD
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This nephrite jade comes from the head waters of the Yurungkash River (Kulun Mountains), just north of the Hotan in the Xinjiang Province in western China. It’s color is a whitish green celadon. Artisans carve and polish to a semi-opaque tone…. and then hand polish with…
Continue reading → - Item Number: S-6399
- Provenance/Origin: Yurungkash River & Hotan. Western China. Hand carved and polished
- Composition: Whitish Green Hetian Nephrite Jade
- Dimensions: Each 9.5" tall x ~5" wide x ~ 2.5" deep
- Weight: 5 pounds for both
- Price: $ 1,265.00 USD
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Detail: Well known in Hindu religion, this statue was hand carved in Indonesia. My best guess is Java. Nice details and also a gold gilt in various places on the statue to add good contrast and definition. Circa mid-1900’s. From a “Garuda” collector…
Continue reading → - Item Number: S-6316
- Provenance/Origin: Indonesia. Circa mid-1900's.
- Composition: Wood
- Dimensions: 10" tall x 6.5" at widest x 4.5" deep
- Weight: 1.25 pounds
- Price: $ 80.00 USD
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This was purchased from an estate sale in Montana a few years ago. I think it is over 70 years old and was probably hand carved in Indonesia . . . perhaps Java or Bali. 36.5” long with – what looks like – a rubber tip (most…
Continue reading → - Item Number: O-5804
- Provenance/Origin: Most likely Indonesia. Circa early- to mid-1900's
- Composition: Wood
- Dimensions: Total length: 36.5"; Handle Width: 6"
- Weight: 1 pound
- Price: $ 165.00 USD
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Detail: This is really a nice cuff or bracelet made of intertwined wires of copper, brass and white metal. Bracelet is about 7.5” length and can be easily adjusted for a tighter or looser fit. This is a new piece and made by craftsmen in the late…
Continue reading → - Item Number: O-4492
- Provenance/Origin: Nepal
- Composition: Copper, brass and white metal
- Dimensions: 7.5" in length, adjustable
- Weight: 4 ounces
- Price: $ 27.00 USD
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Detail: This is a newer complete set – 26 pieces – of hand carved chess pieces. The king is a tall 5.75”, the queen is 4.75” and a pawn is 2.375”. The dark pieces are carved from bud rosewood, considered one of the most beautiful woods for…
Continue reading → - Item Number: O-9493
- Provenance/Origin: India. Recent.
- Composition: Bud Rosewood and Boxwood
- Dimensions: King piece: 5.75" tall; Pawn piece: 2.375" tall
- Weight: 1.6 pounds for the set
- Price: $ 130.00 USD
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This is indeed a special Warrior / Guardian Head. It is a typical image used at the entrances of Chinese temple compounds. Well carved with a fierce expression and detailed features. Alabaster stone. On a museum mount. Certainly one of a kind and in perfect…
Continue reading → - Item Number: S-6514
- Provenance/Origin: China. Circa 18th Century
- Composition: Alabaster stone on museum mount
- Dimensions: Head + Base: 17" tall. Head: 11" tall x 7" at widest. Base: 8" x 8" x 5" tall
- Weight: Head: 14.75 pounds. Base: 11.25 pounds
- Price: $ 3,620.00 USD
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Detail: Gorgeous hard elm wood with a lacquered finish on top. Elegant carved patterns and floral graphics with many accents in gold. One shelf inside: 24″ x 12″. Cabinet hardware in brass. From the Fujian Province. Circa late-1900’s. Displayed in EsotericStuff…
Continue reading → - Item Number: F-9511
- Provenance/Origin: Fujian Province China. Circa late-1900's
- Composition: Elm wood
- Dimensions: 39.5" tall x 27.5" wide x 16" deep
- Price: $ 825.00 USD
