tribal art




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a tibetan shield
Catalogue:
Antiques:
Regional Art:
Asian:
Indian Subcontinent:
Himalayas:
Pre 1900 item# 1059792
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galerie Cecile Kerner
32475830042
2750€
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A rare cane and iron struts shield
the medium row struts are posterior
inside used cane otherwise exterior good condition The metropolitan museum date this type of shield from 1400to 1600
we will be more conservative and say 19th,though we never know.....
the metropolitan museum comments about these shields:"Shields were once widely used in Tibet. They were invariably round and consist of two basic types: shields made of cane or wicker, and shields made of leather. Of these, the cane ...click for details
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a tibetan bell
Catalogue:
Antiques:
Regional Art:
Asian:
Pre 1920 item# 1049661
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galerie Cecile Kerner
32475830042
400€
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a nice old tibetan belt with local restoration to tie the body of the bell with the handle
i brought it from nepal in 1972!
The Bell held in the left hand, representing the female aspect as wisdom; the dorje, or male held in the right hand, aspect as method. Together, they represent union of wisdom and method, or the attainment of Enlightenment.
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