This antique pipe has burl wood bowl with silver filling (one ring missing) and a horn mouthpiece which has obviously been well used. There are a few short residual threads from what was probably originally a tassel.
It is a wonderful ethnographic relic of folk art.
Antique Burmese bronze handmade bell, nicely ornate by skilled craftsmen, Burma, circa 19th century.
CONDITION: Very nice patina showing its age and usage, original clapper.
MEASUREMENTS: Approximately 3 ¼ inches (8.3 cm) tall.
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Several of the Southeast Asian hilltribes from the "Golden Triangle" region would practice tattooing as body art and religious ritual. This Burmese tattoo tool with the figure head was used to scratch the skin surface and apply the dye.
This lovely hand carved old wooden loom pulley comes with is own custom made stand.
This Indonesian container would have been carried by a man using the handmade string as a shoulder strap. The "purse" was hand carved out of a local hardwood and both the top and bottom have decorative details.
The container sits stably on it base but can also be hung on the wall as an interesting sculpture artifact.
Approximately 9 inches high, 7.5 inches across and 4 inches deep.
This adult female puppet is clothed in traditional Thai costume with a open shirt. All parts are hand-carved, tied and strung together, which gives the puppeteer lots of choices of movement. The face has eyes which can open and close independent of each other and the mouth can also be opened and closed. Head to toe, she measures is 21 inches tall and with the strings the total lenght is 34 inches...
Wonderful Thai Lanna Wooden Buddha subduing Mara, 19th Cent. with unique painted/carved
stepped Throne-Base, Northern Thailand, size: H. 22cm x 9cm x 6cm, good condition.
Decorated with parrot in the form of a human, seated at the end of the handle, holding a rope in both hands.
Age: Burmese, Early 20th century.
Measurement: Total Height 27.5 C.M. (Height excluding stand 17.5 C.M.)
Length 29.5 C.M.
Condition: With aged crack and natural wears. Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipping: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost. Please e-mail us for the shipping fee.
A Very Rare/Fine Korean Mother of Pearl/Turtoise Shell Inlaid Official Uniform Box:
Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century
It is rectangular, with rounded corners and with deep lower compartment and shallow
cover, inlaid overall in mother of pearl and tortoise shell with dragons chasing the flaming
pearl amongst clouds, the spines of dragons outlines in inlaid twisted wire and the
pieces of mother of pearl and tortoise shell large, the ground brownish-black lacqer,
interior lined with b...
Rare, beautifully carved lime press for the betel nut, representing a female figurine standing on a rounded point, with her hands in front of her abdomen. Buffalo bone, with fine honey-colored patina. Indonesia, Sumatra Island, Batak Peoples. Height: 6" (15,2 cm). The piece is nicely mounted on a custom metal stand. Very good condition.
A Fine Korean Persimmen Wood Cosmetic Box (Kyung Dae):Sold
Korea, Joseon Dynasty, 19th Century
Of rectangular shape set on four bracket feet, fitted with a flat lid hinged in the midsection
and at the back which covers the mirror compartment, the mirror now aged crack, also constructed with a single rectangular drawer below, fitted with buckle-shaped metal hings
and single bat shaped drawer pull, this box made with a persimmen wood with a natural granes.
It’s in very fine condition (
Mea...