Bracelet, Philippines, Ifugao Peoples

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Folk Art Pre 1900: item #267288
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Bracelet made from a large shell, found in an archeological digging. Philippines, Luzon Island, Ifugao Peoples. Dimensions: outside diameter: around 3" (7,7 cm), inside diameter: around 2" (5 cm). Obvious signs of a long stay underground, some calcification and soil stains, otherwise good condition.

Lime Box, Bronze, 18th C.

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Folk Art Pre 1800: item #263843
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Small rectangular lime box made of bronze, with fine inlaid silver geometric decor. Superb dark green patina. Remnants of lime inside. Lime was used when chewing the betel nut, a social practice in ancient Asia. Philippines, Mindanao Island. Obvious signs of use and age, lid no longer attached to box (could be restored easily), inside copartments lids missing, otherwise relatively good condition. L: 4 1/4" (11 cm). A fine, rather unusual and rare piece.

Bracelet, Philippines, Ifugao Peoples

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Folk Art Pre 1700: item #263827
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Small bracelet made of glass, found in an archeological digging. Philippines, Luzon Island, Ifugao Peoples. Dimensions: outside diameter: around 2 1/2" (around 6,5cm), inside diameter: around 2" (5 cm). Obvious signs of a long stay underground, large calcification and soil stains, otherwise good condition.

Lacquered Wood Folk Buddha

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Folk Art Pre 1800: item #259829
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The strong, primitive carving, broad face and very tall finial on this 18th century Buddha suggest that it was carved in a Mon village. The figure comes from Burma and dates to the Konbaung Period (1752-1885) when the Mon people, an ethnic minority, held some power briefly before they fled in large numbers to Thailand. This image owes its originality and charm to a village carver. Though it conforms to guidelines for representation of the Buddha, and reflects as well the popular style of the per... Click for details

Minankabau Adz

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Folk Art Pre 1920: item #83288
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Late 19th ce/ Early 20th ce wood handled adz with hand forged blade. This item was made by the Minankabau people and sourced in the village of Bukittingi in the highlands of Sumatra in 1989. The handle is well polished through years of use with quite stunning bands of carved decoration on the handle. Condition good the only damage is some “checking” in the wood near the base of the handle. Handle length 43 cm, blade length 16.4.

A Portrait of A Vietnamese Child, 19th-20th C

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Folk Art Pre 1900: item #72504
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This is a portrait of a Vietnamese child, probably one of the Vietnamese princes in the past . The picture was done nicely by inlaying the multi-color mother of pearl into a piece of hard wood to form the portrait of the child. Please note that the face and the cloth of the child was painted in details.

Period : The 19th-20th century.

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A very Nice Bronze Turtle, Khmer 12th-13th C

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Folk Art Pre 1700: item #65421
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This is an un-usual Khmer Bronze in the form of a Double Turtles, Mother Turtle with a Baby on her back. We believe this is from the Bayon period, 12th-13th century.

Condition : perfect with nice patina, blue and green encrustation.

SIZE : 15.5 X 11 Cm. Please add US$ 50.00 for the UPS shipping cost.

Rattanakosin Carved Coconut Shell, 20th C.

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Folk Art Pre 1920: item #48055
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This is a Thai Rattanakosin period,early 20th century handicraft carved coconut shell in the shape of a basket decorated with a different animal of the Asian Zodiac cycle. Please see details of animal in the photo.

This is a very fine carving from the whole coconut shell with the wooden base. On the top of the handle, there is a mark of the Buddhist year ,72 which means that this coconut shell was carved in the y... Click for details

19th Century Philippine Crucifix

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Folk Art Pre 1900: item #681844
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This is a large, extremely well crafted, and sensitively carved 19th century Philippine crucifix. The Christ figure and cross are from are from a hard wood, and the nails are from iron wood. Overall it stands 36 inches tall and 21 inches wide. We at Swiss Avenue Gallery have seen many crucifixes, but few are carved with the sensitivity of this piece.

Philippine Santos Figure, San Isidro

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Folk Art Pre 1920: item #632565
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This is a relatively large and very nice carved figure, 22 inches tall, 11 inches wide, and 8 inches deep, of San. Isidro, the Patron Saint of Farmers. The Santos is carved from hard wood, much of the paint is intact, and most unusually, the associated Santos figures (oxen, angel, laborer, and plow) are intact. This is a very good example of a Philippine folk carving, and dates from the early part of the 1900s. Additional photographs available upon request.