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Pre Columbian Teotihuacan Clay Bust.  Figure.  Statue. Teotihuacan Culture. Mesoamerica. Mexico

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    Teotihuacan is an ancient Mesoamerican city located 30 miles northeast of Mexico City. The city – which was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987 – was settled in early 400 B.C. and evolved into a powerful and influential city by 400 A.D.  However, when the… Continue reading

Pre Columbian Seated Clay Figure. Statue.  Classic Veracruz. Idol.  Veracruz. Mexico

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    Classic Veracruz culture refers to a cultural area in the north and central areas of the present-day Mexican state of Veracruz, a culture that existed from roughly 100 to 1000 AD.   This particular statue is from the Late Classic Period or between the 6th and 8th Century… Continue reading

Chiang Rung – styled Buddha Statue.  17/18th Century.  Shan.  Bronze.  Northern Thailand.  Laos.

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    Typical of Northern Thai Buddhas, this stunning statue lacks many of the ornate designs seen in many Buddha statues as seen earlier and more recently.  Simplicity is better because it allows followers to concentrate more on the spirituality aspect.   Acquired 30 years ago in The golden… Continue reading

Pre-Columbian Chimu Blackware.  Stirrup Vessel.  Peru

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    The Chimu Kingdom culture – a large adobe city in the Moche Valley near the present day city of Trujillo – began their rise in 900 AD.  They were masters in crafting black pottery in various shapes and forms.   I started being interested in their rather… Continue reading

Wayang Golek Rod Puppet.  Sundanese / Sunda Culture.  West Java.  Indonesia

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    There is still little known about the wayang golek puppets but historians have speculated that they most likely originated in China and arrived on the north coast of Java (Pasisir region) around the 17th Century.  Through a series of cultural adaptions over a couple of hundred years,… Continue reading

BOOK:  Rare.  “Art of the Ancestors Nias Batak Dayak”.  Hardcover.  2009.  English.  Alliance Francaise de Singapour

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    Indonesian tribal art is among the most intriguing and varied in the world. There are as many styles and expressions as there are ethnic and cultural groups. Each of these groups produces unique objects of great interest and beauty that are used in rituals and ceremonies ….  … Continue reading

Rare Books.  Incidents of Travel in Central America.  John Stephens. 2 Volumes.  1855 Edition.  Leather bound.  Engraved Plates.  Hard Cover.

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    Incidents of Travel in Central America is a travel work by John Lloyd Stephens, documenting his time travelling through Central America from the early to mid-1800s…. noting the native life and customs.  He was an American explorer / writer (trained as a lawyer) who was very important… Continue reading

BOOK:  Islands and Ancestors:  Indigenous Styles of Southeast Asia.  1988.

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  I was able to acquire another LIKE NEW copy of this valuable resource book.  A full 364 pages with numerous illustrations and photographs.   The Metropolitan Museum of Art with editors:  Douglas Newton and Jean Barbier.   This is an excellent coffee table book or a research… Continue reading
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