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Tharu tribal members from this area are nature worshipers. They worship many forest spirits and deities, including the forest goddess. Many of the most primitive tribes live in/near forests and near rivers.
This shamanic mask was used in rituals, festivals and exorcisms by a village shaman. The…
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- Item Number: M-0837
- Provenance/Origin: Terai Region, Morang District, Tribal, Nepal. Circa 1920 - 1940s
- Composition: Wood, beads, yak hair
- Dimensions: 10.5" tall x 6.5" wide x 4.25" deep
- Weight: 1.75 pounds
- Price: $ 475.00 USD
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Though territorially part of Burma, the Shan States developed their own distinct artistic style. During the 18th century, Shan Buddha sculpture became particularly sophisticated and elegant. Finely and realistically molded, the face exudes sweetness and serenity.
The Tai-Shan (Tai Yai) people are belived to have…
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- Item Number: S-8084
- Provenance/Origin: Shan carving, 18th Century, monastery in Mogok Myanmar
- Composition: Wood with gold gilt and blue paint
- Dimensions: 7.25" tall x 2.75" wide x 2.0" deep
- Weight: 0.75 pounds
- Price: $ 465.00 USD
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Skilled craftsmen created this highly detailed Chi-Lin (aka Dragon Horse) from a special category of Nephrite jade, also known as Xiu or Xiuyan jade. Not quite as hard as other Nephrites, it was mined from Xiuyan City in LiaoNing Province in NE China.
Harder nephrite is…
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- Item Number: S-8862
- Provenance/Origin: Xiuyan City, LiaoNing Province. Circa late - 1990s
- Composition: Xiu Nephrite Jade with wood base
- Dimensions: On base: 16" tall x 16" at widest x 8" deep. Jade alone: 11.5" tall
- Weight: Jade: 23 pounds; Base: 9 pounds
- Price: $ 1,495.00 USD
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I was very confident with my assessment of this fragment before I acquired it from a Maryland estate sale.
But…. I am not as confident now. The face and hairdo/covering says Indonesian or Malaysian. The body posture reminds me of an Indian Shiva…. Or a…
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- Item Number: S-1446
- Provenance/Origin: SE Asian. Circa early- to mid- 1900s
- Composition: Wood
- Dimensions: 17.5" tall x 7" wide x 3" deep
- Weight: 2.75 pounds
- Price: $ 195.00 USD
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The Zigula are a Tanzanian ethnic and linguistic people from the northern Pwani and southern Tanga regions.
To say their art is poorly understood is an understatement. Their “wrapped mummy” statuary is used in secret rituals that protect their owners from evil spirits and power.
The…
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- Item Number: S-6019
- Provenance/Origin: Circa 1960s. Tanzanian village.
- Composition: Wood, pigment, vegetal, fabric
- Dimensions: 23.5" tall on stand with 9" wide x 7" deep base unit
- Weight: 6.25 pounds
- Price: $ 320.00 USD
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Songye and Luba origins are shared and can be traced through lineages from the 16th Century. It is believed that the founders of the Songye emerged from the lake region in the Shaba / Katanga province in the southeast part of the Congo with the Lomami River…
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- Item Number: W-7644
- Provenance/Origin: DRC. Circa 1940 - 1950s
- Composition: Wood, pigment, vegetal
- Dimensions: 36" tall x 18" wide x 6" deep
- Weight: 5 pounds
- Price: $ 785.00 USD
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If you are interested in thumbing through world-class quality products with superb innovative design, then here are over a 1000 pages that you will just love.
Maitland-Smith – founded by a well-known London antique dealer and designer – acquired and reproduced world class and quality products. …
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- Item Number: R-5191
- Dimensions: 8.5 x 11" format. Hardcover
- Weight: 10+ pounds
- Price: $ 145.00 USD
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The Djimini (aka Dyimini) people of Cote d’lvoire are part of the larger Senufo group. Heavily into story telling about their history and traditions, this group believes in animism as their main religious practice. Everything, everything has a spirit inside it . . the…
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- Item Number: M-4532
- Provenance/Origin: Djimini people. Gold Coast. Circa 1960s
- Composition: Wood, vegetal fibers, fabric
- Dimensions: 10" tall x 7.5" wide x 6" deep (mask without tassels)
- Weight: 1.75 pounds
- Price: $ 225.00 USD
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Shakyamuni aka Gautama Buddha was the founder of Buddhism. Shakya was the tribe/clan to which his family belonged. . He was the son of Shuddhodana, the king of the Shākyas, a small tribe whose kingdom was located in the foothills of the Himalayas, south of…
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- Item Number: S-1874
- Provenance/Origin: Guilin City. China. Circa early 1900s
- Composition: Wood
- Dimensions: 8.5" tall x 5.5" wide x 5.5" deep. On stand: 11" tall
- Weight: 3.25 pounds with stand
- Price: $ 120.00 USD
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Simian sculptures and figures from the equatorial forest of West Africa have been a mystery to anthropologists and sociologists for years. What is their purpose?
It only takes some imagination to realize the historical relationships and interactions with lowland gorillas and this tribe.
Bottom line: …
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- Item Number: S-5242
- Provenance/Origin: Bulu. Dja River. Circa 1960s
- Composition: Wood, pigment, cloth, cord
- Dimensions: 20" tall x 8.5" wide x 7" deep
- Weight: 9.5 pounds
- Price: $ 785.00 USD
