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This is really a unique and cool canister made from metal. It has a larger lower compartment with a lid that has another smaller compartment (with lid). Very unique and ornate from a geographic area that is known more for carved bamboo canisters. Circa early- to mid-1900.…
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- Item Number: C-2630
- Provenance/Origin: Java / Lombok Indonesia. Circa early- to mid- 1900's
- Composition: Metal and chain linked to lid
- Dimensions: 8.5" tall x 3.75" diameter
- Weight: 1.25 pounds
- Price: $ 95.00 USD
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Detail: This is styled after earth spirits circa 618 – 907 AD. These pottery tomb guardians usually had an animal’s body and face. This particular statue has a human face and the long spiky horn and stretched winds – supposedly making it extremely fearsome. Tomb guardians…
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- Item Number: S-3370
- Provenance/Origin: China. Perhaps mid-1900's
- Composition: Clay pottery
- Dimensions: 12" tall x 4" wide x 5" deep
- Weight: 1.75 pounds
- Price: $ 95.00 USD
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Detail: This is a “safe passage” mask and it is displayed in ceremonies to placate and pacify dangerous water spirits (whirlpools, upsetting canoes, pulling paddlers out of the boat, etc.). Shell eyes and orange accents with a very high forehead and the connection of the nose to…
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- Item Number: M-1239
- Provenance/Origin: Iatmul, Papua New Guinea. Circa mid-1970's
- Composition: Wood, shells
- Dimensions: 21" long x 8" at widest
- Weight: 1.5 pounds
- Price: $ 165.00 USD
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Detail: Dokra / Dhokra is a tribal Indian handicraft. Thought to be the oldest form of metal casting (lost wax process). What makes these pieces so popular is a “varied designs” issue and because of its primitive simplicity. Images of ritual deities were popular with these…
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- Item Number: S-1795
- Provenance/Origin: East India. Circa early-1900's or earlier
- Composition: Brass
- Dimensions: 8" tall x 7.5" long
- Weight: 3 pounds
- Price: $ 175.00 USD
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Detail: Dokra / Dhokra is a tribal Indian handicraft. Thought to be the oldest form of metal casting (lost wax process). What makes these pieces so popular is a “varied designs” issue and because of its primitive simplicity. Elephants were always the most popular for these…
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- Item Number: S-8453
- Provenance/Origin: East India. Circa early 1900's
- Composition: Brass
- Dimensions: 7.25" tall x 7.75" long
- Weight: 3.25 pounds
- Price: $ 135.00 USD
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Detail: The stylings of this piece are from the Western Jin Dynasty (265-420 AD). The original pieces were used specifically by court officials and the griffins were protective creatures. Our Chinese agent secured it from a private home in Lishui in the Zhejiang Province. It appears…
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- Item Number: V-1470
- Provenance/Origin: China. From a private home in Lishui.
- Composition: Celadon ware
- Dimensions: 8.5" tall x 9" at widest
- Weight: 2.5 pounds
- Price: $ 125.00
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Detail: Ritual axes like this one symbolize disintegration of all worldly good and transformation into a unified positive force. This is much longer than most Trigugs. This axe is a mixture of copper and nickel with a gold plating. I secured it from a Shanghai Tibetan antique…
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- Item Number: O-8118
- Provenance/Origin: Tibet. Circa early- to mid-1900's
- Composition: Copper, nickel
- Dimensions: 17" long x 9.5" at widest
- Weight: 4.25 pounds
- Price: $ 245.00 USD
