Tibetan hand made Hard Silver Bangle Bracelet, mid 1900's, 2 5/8" wide, 1" high, 1 1/2" wide opening, with raised Tibetan Script on top of the Filigree design.
Ghurra with long stick richly carved, such rich carving is only obversed on very old ghurra, light bown patina, H 29 cm , can be prseted on a custom iron stand. H 29 cm
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Antique Indian Tinned Bronze tall lassi cup with Palace scene. Antique Indian Tinned Bronze tall lassi cup with chased designs of various floral and buildings , nice tribal village piece . Size 7" by 3.5". Great as vase or pencil cup on a desk
Flat model , H 29.5 cm
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A lot of 3 Tsakalis (miniature painting for meditation) ; each ap :9,5 x 8 cms
In Bhutan, the Land of the Thunder Dragon (Dzongkha), the time spent in embroidering textiles is considerable and can involve as much as a year for certain ceremonial textiles such as this one with a black background, called a "napsham". Surprisingly, the intricacy of the woven design elements that closely resemble embroidery is created on looms, mostly backstrap looms. This textile measures 97 x 243 cm including the fringes and is embroidered in cotton yarn on a raw silk ground...
Hand painted scene of a wedding procession crossing a river.
Gouache on paper. 39x19cm. Signed bottom right. Undated, estimated to be mid 20th century or earlier.
Mask with black patina, large volume, the design is minimal, the yeyx are highlighted by a double sculpted line. Good age at least mid 20th. Semi-hard wood showing some old traces of insects. Probably Eastern Nepal, Rai, Limbu ethnic groups? H 32 cm, width 20 cm
DESCRIPTION: An antique hand-painted ceremonial drum with vivid motifs of large flowers with curling green tendrils against a red ground. Both ends of the drum are covered in animal hide and secured with round-headed metal studs. This highly decorative drum makes a perfect little end table, or adds a touch of exotic to any décor. Very good condition with minor rubbing in spots. DIMENSIONS: 16 5/8” high (42.2 cm) x 15 5/8” diameter (39.6 cm).
Large Horse Head Festival Mask from Orissa, an area of India renowned for centuries for its fine sculpture. A beautiful, colorful and large example, 2 feet (61cm) in height. From the collection of Irwin Hersey, renowned author on Asian and primitive art, and publisher of the Primitive Art Newsletter in the 1970s. Irwin Hersey was an advisor to museums and prominent collectors, and vetted pieces for many of the international tribal art fairs and Asian art fairs.
Ghurra showing a sitting protector with the hands joined in the Namaste gesture. The ghurra is fixed to a pillar by a noose. Beautiful black soot aptina, age could from second art of the 20th. H 26 cm
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Nepal 16-18th C Copper and silver Dipankara Buddha . The sculpture done in a copper alloy with silver inlay to the forehead the palms of the hands as well as the front and back of the skirt. Very well sculpted and cast. Showing extensive signs of use from wear to black altar soot , note the base where the rim edge has nearly worn away the metal slivers used to hold the base plate on...
Old mask with a thick shiny black soot patina, the originality of the sculpture is based on an arrangement of rectangular shapes which fit into each other. We note 3 horizontal carved lines and a Shivaite trident crossing the forehead to represent the tika, Old traces of vermilion pigment on the forehead and old traces of glue which retain some hairs around the mouth, the ears are small and in relief on each sides of the mask. Probably gtom West Nepal...
A two-double janus ancestors which could seems rough at first glance but looking carefully reveals a peculiar design, the larger form is yet anthropomorphic with a superposed carved second human silhouette, the back side is similar. From Rukkum district, mid 20th, presented on an iron stand, H 24 cm:
India Vintage - antique Bronze Hindu image of Shiva and Parvati with baby Ganesha. 5.25" x 3.5".
A fine and old ghurra, the top figures a house , whereas the middle is figures an interlace of rope, the rotating hole shows important signs of use; H 22 cm
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Tibetan Himalayan Dzi glass bead, 42mm x 7mm(1 3/4" long x 1/2" diameter).
India 16thc Hindu Figure of a Female in Anjali Mudra, fine complete figure from South India . For comparison see University of Michigan Umma Museum collection . Size of figure is 8" by 2.5" wide
Provenance. Jagdish and Kamla Mittal Museum of Indian Art, Hyderabad
Collection of Paul F Walter NY