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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…
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- 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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Maitland Smith – founded by a well-known London antique dealer and designer – acquired and reproduced world class quality products. Their expertise includes metal casting, finely executed porcelains, sophisticated finishing techniques, detailed hand painting, beautiful inlaid marquetry and the finest hand carved woodwork.
Maitland-Smith acquired this…
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- Item Number: C-7176
- Provenance/Origin: Philippines. Circa mid-1900s
- Composition: Brass/Bronze. Iridescent Inlay, Enamel
- Dimensions: 19" in diameter x 7.5" to top of bowl rim. Total height to top of bird is 18".
- Weight: 19 pounds
- Price: $ 1,325.00 USD
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Ramesses II, reigning from 1279 – 1212 B.C., was the third pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt. Despite a difficult start to his rule, he used diplomacy, a massive building program and endless propaganda to become the greatest pharaoh of the New Kingdom (Ancient Egypt’s Golden Age).
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- Item Number: S-5419
- Provenance/Origin: Private Auction 1969. Luxor Egypt. Age unkknown.
- Composition: Stone
- Dimensions: 14" tall x 4.5" wide x 6" deep
- Weight: 7.5 pounds
- Price: $ 480.00 USD
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One of the three known royal masks, the helmet Bwoom is one of the oldest mask types used by the Kuba. These were introduced in the 17th Century by King Miko mi-Mbul.
Most often used in funerals, they are also used…
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- Item Number: M-5805
- Provenance/Origin: Kuba peoples. DRC. Circa mid-1900s
- Composition: Wood. Twine and fabric.
- Dimensions: 15" tall x 14" at widest x 16" deep
- Weight: 7.5 pounds (mask alone)
- Price: $ 835.00 USD
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Detail: This is a representation of the sacred cockatoo bird man from Papua New Guinea. Hand carved. Museum quality and in very good condition. Circa mid-1900s. From an antiquities dealer / collector in Noosa Head Australia. Stunning! For the Serious Collector.…
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- Item Number: S-8650
- Provenance/Origin: Papua New Guinea. Circa mid-1900's
- Composition: Wood
- Dimensions: 9.5" tall x 3" at widest
- Weight: 0.5 pound
- Price: $ 185.00 USD
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Oil lamps appear in the Torah and other Jewish sources as a symbol of “lighting” the way for the wise and righteous. Oil lamps and the light they give were important household items as well as being used in many spiritual rituals.
I have had this single nozzle terra…
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- Item Number: O-4801
- Provenance/Origin: Israel. Circa 100 BC to 100 AD
- Composition: Terracotta
- Dimensions: 3.75" long x 2.5" at widest
- Weight: 0.25 pound
- Price: $ 175.00 USD
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Detail: There is no question in my mind that these very spiritual human bone beads – carefully hand cut – are authentic and quite old. People donate their own reesotericstuff.coms to nearby temples and the bones are converted into beads that form a very, very powerful spiritual mala.…
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- Item Number: O-5897
- Provenance/Origin: Tibet. Circa 1900 to 1930.
- Composition: Ribbon, leather, metal, stones, bone
- Dimensions: 32" total length. 5/16" diameter beads (most)
- Weight: .25 pound
- Price: $ 655.00 USD
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Detail: This statue is a museum quality late-18th Century Shan Buddha. The lines and features are a lot more refined compared to the 17th Century Shan Buddha that I am offering (search: 17th Century Bronze Shan Burmese). It has a gorgeous coloring and the detail is…
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- Item Number: S-1206
- Provenance/Origin: Burma. Late 18th Century
- Composition: Bronze
- Dimensions: 7.75" tall x 4.5" widest at base
- Weight: 1.5 pounds
- Price: $ 575.00 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…
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- 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: Excavated in eastern Java, near the once-capitol city of the Majapahit Empire, Trowulan. Other examples of Majapahit terracotta can be found in the National Museum in Jakarta, The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, The Princess Hof Ceramic Museum in Leeuwarden plus in a superb book titled Majapahit Terracotta…
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- Item Number: S-0789
- Provenance/Origin: Majapahit Eastern Java, Trowulan. Circa 16th Century
- Composition: Terracotta on wood base.
- Dimensions: 7" tall on base x 5.5" at widest
- Weight: 2.25 pounds on base
- Price: $ 725.00 USD
