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Himalayan mask, Nepal, leather animal Catalogue: Archives: Regional Art: Pre 1950 item# 357400 (stock# 19470)
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We can tell you that this mask originates in the middle hills of Nepal, but we can't tell you with any certainty what it represents. I like to think it is a cat, which is a fine irony, because its nose and left ear appear to have been gnawed on by a mouse. At any rate is is a very creative mask made from a single sheet of leather shaped and dried into its present form. The leather has been doubled over and shape ...click for details

Copper Lakhe Mask, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal Catalogue: Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Indian Subcontinent: Himalayas: Pre 1900 item# 356740 (stock# 14286)
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Religious festivals in the Kathmandu Valley are marked by dances performed by groups of masked and costumed dancers accompanied by a band of musicians. Lakhe is a demon, and lakhe dances are a particularly popular event with two dancers wearing these these frightful masks and great manes of yak hair battling each other with wooden swords. Many of the masks used in the Kathmandu valley are made of papier mache and s ...click for details

Indian Wood Carving: Ganesh Catalogue: Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Indian Subcontinent: Pre 1800 item# 354634 (stock# 13526)
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Wood carving from India. Heavy and dense wood. 17th-18th century. Four-armed Ganesh riding what appears to be a mahakala(?). Condition: wood is very sound in spite of early insect damage. Small amount of chipping to Ganesh's two left hands. Height 10 inches, width 5-1/2 inches, depth 4 inches.

Tibetan Yak Leather Needle Case Catalogue: Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Indian Subcontinent: Himalayas: Pre 1900 item# 354471 (stock# 20494)
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This odd looking arrow-shaped object is a needle case used by nomadic Tibetans. Like Tibetan matchstrikes and wallets, it is worn from the waist on a belt. The very hard but slightly pliable yak leather case holds the Tibetan version of a pincushion. Pull down on the bottom piece of leather and the pincushion holding the needles becomes accessible. A very ingenious way of keeping needles and their owner out of harm&# ...click for details

Tibetan Print Block - Double-sided Catalogue: Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Indian Subcontinent: Himalayas: Pre 1900 item# 349620 (stock# 20757)
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Striking for its simplicity, this print block was used for the title page of a manuscript, with one side in Tibetan script and the other side in Sanskrit. It is in excellent condition with a very nice patina from use. It measures 14-1/2 by 5 inches.

Shaman's Dance Bell Bandoleer from Nepal Catalogue: Archives: Regional Art: Pre 1900 item# 349315 (stock# 20181)
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Shamanism is broadly practiced in the hilly and mountainous regions of Nepal where the shaman is indispensable in protecting members of village society from harmful or evil forces. The shaman (of jhankri) does his work by leaving the world and going into a trance. To fight off evil spirits while in a trance the shaman has to wear several layers of protective armor, including a necklace or bandoleer of bells. Bells ar ...click for details

Terracotta Water Pot, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal Catalogue: Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Indian Subcontinent: Himalayas: Pre 1920 item# 348763 (stock# 16550)
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Typical of the black pottery made in Bhaktipur in the Kathmandu Valley, this very carefully incised pot would have been used for pouring water. It is in very good condition with the only blemish the small chip in the rim visible in the photographs. It stands eight inches tall and is approximately seven inches in diameter.

Gold Tibetan Thangka, Avalokitesvara (Chenrezi) Catalogue: Archives: Regional Art: Contemporary item# 334417 (stock# 20537d)
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The Dalai Lama of Tibet is considered to be an incarnation of this form of Avalokitesvara. Called Chenrezi in Tibetan, he is the bodhisattva of compassion. He is the patron deity of Tibet and his practice was introduced into Tibet in the seventh century. He holds a wish-fulfilling jewel in two of his arms and Buddist prayer beads in his other right hand and the blue flower of a lotus in his left. Floating above his head are the six syllables of the mantra, "Om mani padme hum." Bel ...click for details

Tribal bead necklace from Nagaland Catalogue: Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Indian Subcontinent: Pre 1940 item# 330526 (stock# 20474a)
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Nagaland lies on the border of India and Burma and until recently was inhabited by clans of headhunters who had a very lively and refined material culture. Visit the homepage of Himalayan Antiques to see many other items from Nagaland. The necklace pictured here is from the Ao Naga and is made up of glass beads in imitation of carnelian and brass trumpets or bells. ...click for details

Wood Carvings from the Himalayas, Ghurras-2 Catalogue: Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Indian Subcontinent: Himalayas: Pre 1900 item# 327668 (stock# ghurra2)
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Serving the simple function of holding the churn handle upright while butter was being made, these carved household objects from Nepal have evolved into a unique design and aesthetic with religious overtones. In fact a 461 page book has been published on the subject. See the photos in our other page of ghurras for more explanation. We have b ...click for details

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