Global Art & Artifacts

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Antique Malaccan Cane. Walking Stick.  Elegant and Stately.  Malacca. Malay Peninsula

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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

Barbed Arrow / Spear / Weapon, Handcarved from the Nimo Tribe, Arian River, Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea

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Detail:  This spear / arrow was used to hunt human enemies . . . enemies who might have stolen livestock or crops from another.  Used infrequently but ONLY for the purpose of killing a person.  The head of the arrow is about 14” long and an inch… Continue reading

Large Vintage Spun Bamboo Bowl / Container, Indonesia

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Hand crafted bamboo container from Talang Kemuning, a small village in Sumatra.   A local artisan spun this bamboo and stained it with black lacquer for longevity. Twelve-sided. Spire on lid. Very good condition.   Not a tourist piece but a functional piece of art!     Circa mid-… Continue reading

Blowgun / Blowpipe Quiver & Darts, Malaysia

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Detail: From the Orang Asli tribe most likely in the Taman Negara, one of the oldest rainforests in the world. Hand carved from old bamboo. Dome top with carved stem. Darts are recent. Rare in this condition. Circa early 1900’s. For the Serious Collector. See Spear / Blowpipe / Blowgun Item: W-4945.

Blowgun / Blowpipe Quiver & Darts, Malaysia

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Detail: From the Orang Asli tribe most likely in the Taman Negara, one of the oldest rainforests in the world. Hand carved from old bamboo. Flat top with dragon stem. Darts are recent. Rare in this condition. Circa early 1900’s. For the Serious Collector. See Spear / Blowpipe / Blowgun… Continue reading

Pair, Square Famille Verte Porcelain Jars, China

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Detail:  Peacocks, coy fish, bamboo, flowers, foo dogs / lions on handles and top.  Hand signed on bottom, not stamped.  From a private family outside Beijing.  Circa early- to mid-1900’s.  Lids.   This beautiful pair of jars have SOLD.  Thanks M.K.!
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