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Timorese Mask
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Pre 1950 item# 400554 (stock# 0824)
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Old mask from East or Central Timor. The previous owner told me what well might be an apocryphal tale- that this was recovered from “secret hiding place” after a brush fire that was caused by a skirmish between Fretilin and the Indonesian Army during the 1970’s. I was in West Timor in the 1980s and saw plenty of new copies of Timorese masks, which were stuck with horsehair and smoked over a fire to give it an antiqued appearance. This piece shows a genuine smooth natural wear (front ...click for details
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Burmese Laqcuer Betel Box
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Pre 1950 item# 357446 (stock# 0701)
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Fine and old Burmese lacquer betel box with black, red and green pan-bwa motif and “dancing monkey” figures. From personal experience (I have been traveling to Burma and it’s lacquer workshops since 1986), I can say all genuinely old Burmese lacquer items will show signs of ware such as cracks on the lacquer surface and chipping along the edged rims, as they were used on a daily basis in everyday life, pristine old lacquer pieces with no signs of use are as rare as, authentic Rembrandts. Having ...click for details
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Xtieng/Stieng Woman's Dress
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Pre 1960 item# 262009 (stock# 0412)
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Very rare woman’s skirt from the little known Xtieng/Strieng, a Mon Khmer speaking ethnic group in Vietnam who live along the Laos border. It is in excellent condition for an older tribal textile approximately 40 years, there is some minor selvedge repair and a just bit little of fraying at the corners, which is entirely acceptable for an old textile from the tropics. Dimensions: 112cm/44in length and 51cm/21.5in width. Please note that the colors on this item are much more muted than appear in ...click for details
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Naga Men's Wrap
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Pre 1960 item# 261312 (stock# 0410)
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Fine Naga cotton “loramhousou” blanket from the Angami group of the Naga people in India. This piece is very unusual in that it has been vegetable dyed a light brown tan color (all others I have seen from this group are white), also the size is quite large for such a piece (1.92m/6’4”ft length and 1.8m/3.5ft width). In excellent condition with no rips or fraying. The patterns are woven in with silk. Approximately 40 years old.
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Burmese Basket
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Pre 1960 item# 261311 (stock# 0409)
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Basket from Northern Burma (probably Chin or Kachin culture). Approximately 40 or 50 years old. Increasingly difficult to source, this is a fine example of Burmese Tribal basketry. Condition: good natural polished feel to the surface, a couple of “breaks” on upper rim of basket. The hole at the handle lid may be intentional, as it has the same wear as the rest of the basket. Dimensions: 20cm/8in height 15.5cm/6.2in diameter.
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Khami Shawl 2#
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Pre 1970 item# 117292 (stock# T0198)
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Used also as a baby carrier this is part of a Khami woman’s traditional dress called a “htip paum”. Of the many I examined I chose this and the other one listed for their unusual pictorial patterns. The Khami are linguistically related to the Chin but are low land rice farmers and live in the Delta region of the Kaladan River in western Burma. Please note that the pattern is hand embroidered on one side only and not woven in. This piece is aprox 30 years or older and is excellent condition. The ...click for details
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Khami Shawl 1#
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Pre 1970 item# 117291 (stock# T0197)
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Used also as a baby carrier this is part of a Khami woman’s traditional dress called a “htip paum”. Of the many I examined I chose this and the other one listed for their unusual pictorial patterns. The Khami are linguistically related to the Chin but are low land rice farmers and live in the Delta region of the Kaladan River in western Burma. This piece is aprox 30 years or older and is excellent condition. Also please note that the pattern is hand embroidered on one side only and not woven in ...click for details
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Alabaster Mandalay Buddha
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Pre 1930 item# 99176 (stock# B0113)
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Alabaster Mandalay Buddha. Aprox. 50 to 80 years old, this is a very finely carved and well proportioned Buddha from Burma. It is not carved in the back because it was meant to sit in a niche and the back was never intended to be seen, typical of an older votive piece. The condition is excellent no chips or breakage with a nicely worn feel on the stone’s surface. Dimensions are 49.5cm/19.5in height and 37cm/14.5in x 23cm/9in at the bottom,
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