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The Zigula are a Tanzanian ethnic and linguistic people from the northern Pwani Region and southern Tanga Region. Zigua art, like most art from Tanzania, is poorly understood… and frequently misidentified. They absolutely have a vibrant tradition of ritual carvings. Their “mummy” figures are thought…
Continue reading → - Item Number: S-3750
- Provenance/Origin: Zigua. Tanzania. Mid- to Late- 1900s
- Composition: Wood and Fabric
- Dimensions: 13.25" tall x 3" wide x 2" deep
- Weight: 1 pound
- Price: $ 315.00 USD
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Handcrafted by skilled and traditional artisans in a village (on the Bai River) outside Nanyang, southwestern Henan Sheng province. Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin) Bodhisattva began His / Her Bodhisattva career by helping sentient beings (those ascribing to matter, sensation, perception, mental formations and consciousness) and vowing: “Should He ever…
Continue reading → - Item Number: S-3462
- Provenance/Origin: Bai River, Nanyang China, Age unknown.
- Composition: Boxwood
- Dimensions: 8" tall x 4.5" at widest point
- Weight: 0.85 pound
- Price: $ 295.00 USD
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Acquired from the Hunt Slonem’s collection, an American painter and sculptor. Interestingly enough, one of his most well-known quotes is: “I would say my whole life could be summed up by the word ‘exotica’”. Wonder what the rest…
Continue reading → - Item Number: S-6330
- Provenance/Origin: 18th Century, Thailand. Slonem Collection
- Composition: Wood
- Dimensions: 12" tall x 7" wide x 5" deep
- Weight: 3.75 pounds
- Price: $ 385.00 USD
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The history of Buddhism in Tibet has been turbulent, going through periods of revival and decline. Lama Tsongkhapa (1357-1419) was born in the Tsongkha Valley of Amdo province, northeast Tibet. He was a Buddhist scholar and saint who lived in Tibet during a time when Buddhist teachings…
Continue reading → - Item Number: S-8908
- Provenance/Origin: Early- to Mid- 1900s. Tibet
- Composition: Bronze, gold gilt
- Dimensions: 9" tall x 5" wide
- Weight: 2.5 pounds
- Price: $ 345.00 USD
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What an incredible piece…. hand-carved in great detail and then hand-rubbed to a fine finish. Only skilled craftsmen who have spent their lifetime can carve these exquisite pieces. Carved in a village outside Beijing. On it’s own base. Just gorgeous. Will be delivered in a linen-wrapped custom box.
- Item Number: S-1723
- Provenance/Origin: Village outside Beijing China. Circa early 2000s
- Composition: Boxwood
- Dimensions: 9.5" tall x 4.5" wide at base
- Weight: 2.25 pounds in box; 1 pound statue only
- Price: $ 285.00 USD
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Shabti or Ushabtis were small human figures representing a person who would perform a given task for the deceased in his/her afterlife. The sun god Ra would grant tracts of land for the dead to dwell for eternity. The wealthy, nobles and royalty did not plan on…
Continue reading → - Item Number: S-9042
- Provenance/Origin: Luxor, Egypt
- Composition: Hand-carved stone.
- Dimensions: 11.25" tall x 3.75" at widest x 2.5" deep
- Weight: 3.5 pounds
- Price: $ 327.00 USD
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Anubis is one of the most prominent and mystical gods of ancient Egypt. He was known since the earliest periods in the history of the civilization . . first mentioned during the First Dynasty period. In ancient Egyptian language, he was called Anpu or Inpu. …
Continue reading → - Item Number: S-8953
- Provenance/Origin: Egypt. 1290 - 1275 B.C. Archaeological dig.
- Composition: Terracotta
- Dimensions: 7.25" tall x 2.25" wide x 1.5" deep
- Weight: 0.75 pound
- Price: $ 165.00 USD
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The Yoruba peoples inhabit a large part of southwestern Nigeria. They have been known to place their trust in the powers of the fetish to assist them during times of need. A fetish – aka Nkisi – is a wood carving that the village…
Continue reading → - Item Number: S-6567
- Provenance/Origin: Yoruba. SW Nigeria. Circa mid-1900s
- Composition: Wood, cloth, fibers, metal
- Dimensions: 12" tall x 4.5" wide x 4" deepest
- Weight: 1.75 pounds
- Price: $ 385.00 USD
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A lost wax casting and just like others the mold is destroyed every time resulting in a unique and original piece from Burkina Faso. So this is the only piece like this you will ever see. The Gan ethnic group believe that the serpent possesses protective…
Continue reading → - Item Number: S-9340
- Provenance/Origin: Gan Ethnic Group. Burkina Faso. Circa 1960s
- Composition: Bronze with steel stand
- Dimensions: In Stand: 19" tall. Snake: Snout to top of human figure is 8"
- Weight: 7 pounds
- Price: $ 560.00 USD
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Created by a shaman or Nganga who gathers spiritual items (organic materials, medicines, etc) which is placed in hollow cavities in the abdomen (and sometime the forehead). In this case, such spiritual items are behind a glass shield. Nails are driven into the statue as a…
Continue reading → - Item Number: S-0573
- Provenance/Origin: DRC Congo. Circa 1940s - 1960s
- Composition: Wood, nails, metal, fabric, glass, and more.
- Dimensions: 22" tall x 7.5" wide x 9" deep
- Weight: 8 pounds
- Price: $ 595.00 USD
