Drum stick with brown patina the top shows three grimacing faces, the middle part is a dorgi with deep carvings followed by a very flared original motif with vertically carved motifs. The tip shows a short beak of Makara framed by 2 very large eyes, and many miniaturized sculptures showing in particular shamans in trances arms raised and spread, very important signs of wear H 39 cm, presnted on an iron stand More information on request

Old Himalayan mask used during Phagli festival in some remote valley of Himachal Pradesh (North India). Superb patina and obvious signs of important use and superb patina , at least circa fist mid of the 20th, possible early 20th Hard wood , H 32 cm More information on request

Very harmonius Protector in the sitting position with the hands in the namaste gesture, important weather eroded patina; remaining encrusted white pigment (seto mato). Hard wood, H 32 cm

Lons stick ghurra richly carved on its front side, encrusted soot patina. H31 cm can been prsented on a custom iron stand More information on local and ethnic origin.

Old flat face mask showing a superb black soot patina, the vision of this face gives an impression of softness Small mouth with a discreet opening some old traces of glittering paper which has been glued around the yeyx and the mouth. obvious sign of long use possibly from 19th. H25 cm x 16 cm/

Shinning black thick patina, the forehead is clear as it was likely covered with a skin. Hard wood, Obvious signs of good age at least from early 20th H 28 cm , w 20cm.

Old mask with a severe appearance. The position of the orbits is asymmetrical, the nose is long and tapered. The mouth is small open showing small carved teeth. The inner crving is clean and symmetrical with a cavity for the dancer's nose. The ears are sculpted and large in size. The holes for the passage of the carrying links are of conical sizes, certainly indicating that they were made using the technique of the reddened steel nail...

This is a very old dhyandro drum handle showing a very thick encrusted soot aptina. The design of the sculpture clearly indicates a Buddhist influence, in fact the shape of the Makala trunk turned upward is a characteristic of Buddhist phurbus, the central part is a dorgi wrapped with heavily fouled cloth strips. This dhynadri handle was collected in the Kirong Valley (inside Tibet)...

This type of phurba shows tall, single or twin riders. They all seem to originate from Langtang District and are attributed to the Tamang people. The iconography of the Hayagriva horse is often found in Buddhist iconography. Here, the horses have riders who are the shamans; the mythical horse with its supernatural power will allow the shaman to move around the dangerous invisible world of demons and other evil spirits...

Beautiful and robust ghurra with a beautiful patina of use, the top figure a house, the center part shows 4 pillars connected by ropes that surmount rows of milk jugs, the rotation hole shows important signs of use. H 24 cm, maximum thickness 6 cm Several other photos will be added

This drum shows deep carvings, the 3 face s on top are rather unusual, they show fierceful faces , this handle has been collected from Chepang tribes from Hetauda district, this district is south of kathmandu , Chepang are more or less Gipsy people living in forests and they are moving often and are living in established houses. In the past 10 years they have been approach by christian missionaries and few years ago I saw many Dhyangro from this district arriving on the market in Kathmandu...

An interesting ghurra showing a man or a woman pulling a buffalo with a rope on one side whereas 3 milk pots are carved on the back side. H 27 cm, H 9.5 cm , Thickness 4 cm More information on request. A metal stand can be offered. Please double click on the pictures to get the highest enlargement

Large Ghurra showing a powerful scene involving the founding couple of the family. it is an excellent overview of the primordial symbolism of the churning milk saga. Age is difficult to predict, because this kind of luxurious ghurra might not be used every day, based on its signs of use, it may be from the end of the 20th, but from the point of view of design he is much older.rom late 20 th , from the design point of view it is be much more older...

Old mask carved in a very hard wood depicting a benevolent expression face covered with a beautiful and thick black patina. Not remains of animal hairs or horsehair that represented the hairiness of the eyebrows, moustache and chin. Three nails on the forehead were supposed to retain a fragment of leather. The symmetry of the sculpture gives it a smoothing presence. Probably from Western Nepal and the Magar ethnic group. Age is important at least early 20th century H 25 cm n Width 14 cm,

This statue is placed near a fountain. the central hole is arranged to let pass the pipe which allows the spouting of water. Western Nepal, Humla or Jumla region. Wood coated with whitish earth (seto mato). H 78 cm ),

Mask with black soot patina whose edges of the mouth and eyes are enhanced with red and also white for the eyes only. The tip of the nose shows a much higher wear patina than the other areas of the mask. The inside of the mask also shows a very nice shiny black indicating important signs of use. This mask shows all the features of a joker mask, possibly from kami people (untouchable cast), North central region of Nepal H 27cm , mid 20th century

This mask represents a tiger, note a very fine work of sculpture with the gouge, the deep carvings are highlighted with a white coloring. Very hard wood, the inside shows the natural patina of oxidized wood over time. Very good age likelu first part of the 20th or even earlier. H 21 cm, width 20 cm. More information on request

This Ghurra which imitates a chain is carved from a single piece of wood so without any gluing. The top shows 2 two protectors sitting back to back like Janus H 6 cm. This work testifies to a great mastery of wood carving and also to a deep respect for churning work. H 23 cm More information on local origin on request