SOLD Antique/Vintage Small Rug w/Double Dorje China (3372)
Original price was: $375.00.$285.00Current price is: $285.00.25″ Square
This vibrant carpet can be used as aid for meditation to sit on or hung on a wall.
Folk Art
As defined by the International Museum of Folk Art, folk art encompasses a broad range of forms – dance, song, poetry, and foods as well as art. It is handmade; traditional, reflecting shared cultural aesthetics and social issues which may change over time; and is of, by and for the people inclusive of class, status, culture, ethnicity, gender, and religion. It may be for community use or for sale as income or empowerment; learned formally, informally, or self-taught. It can be decorative or utilitarian used for daily, ritual or ceremonial purposes.
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SOLD Bejeweled Wood Naga, Burma/Myanmar (11134B)
$1,133.00H: 32″ W: 20″ D: 7.5″ SHIPPING INFORMATION REQUIRED. CONTACT US AT 213-568-3030
This exceptional naga was one of two that comprised a gong stand. Gongs were used in Burma for both ceremonial and musical purposes in religious, state, or secular settings. A protection figure, this naga is a superb carving elaborately decorated with gold lacquer and pigmentation. He opens his mouth wide bearing mother-of-pearl teeth and a curled blood red mouth and tongue to drive away malevolent spirits, also reinforced by the large glaring eyes circled in red. On first glance it is menacing, but its history as a protector of Buddha Shakyamuni make it prized as a fanciful, gleeful guardian. His scales are arched relief designs of mixed lacquer and ash and they are highlighted with inset cut mirrors and green sequin-like glass “jewels.” It is mounted on a museum quality stand and is in excellent condition for its age and use despite missing an ear.
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SOLD Vintage Demon Mask (Jauk), Bali (1301-16QBE)
Original price was: $110.00.$0.00Current price is: $0.00.H: 7.625″ W: 6.125″ D: 3.375″ | FREE SHIPPING within continental u.s.
Most jauk keras (strong, scary) masks of a giant are often red or orange to reinforce a volatile dance with jerky movements. This jauk manis (good, sweet) mask dance is a more controlled, regulated and enacted with more calm and human movements.
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SOLD Vintage Earth Witnessing Buddha, Laos (3185A- ELO) $295
$295.00H: 9” W: 4.25 D: 3.125” | FREE SHIPPING
This mid 20th century Buddha Shakyamuni in Earth Witnessing position is carved in rural Lao style. Covered with gilt, the small rustic and simply carved image follows Lao artistic canons for depicting a Buddha: a curved hairline and high arched eyebrows that meet at the bridge of the nose, distinct hair curls, long ears, and a flame-shaped radiance emerging from his ushnisha. Its very large base is as tall and wide as the image, reflecting Laotian beliefs that a high pedestal reflects a deep respect for the Buddha. A base has been added for display purposes. Authentic old Lao images, even small personal ones like this, are difficult to find.
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SOLD Vintage Mask of a Demon Clown (Topeng Begul), Java (1201ZLE) $165
$165.00Influenced by Islam for centuries, Javanese theater in Indonesia is stylized, didactic and full of central characters said to be cultural and historic icons of morality. Mask drama theater (Topeng Wayang) in Java is dominated by the conservative central Javanese palace courts (kraton) of Surakarta, Solo and Jogjakarta (Yogyakarta) which have long supported mask makers,…
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Vintage Ancestor Mask, Featured in 1st Spiderman Movie, Indonesia (1203)
Original price was: $1,750.00.$1,350.00Current price is: $1,350.00.H: 20.75″ W: 8″ | CALL 213-568-3030 OR EMAIL [email protected] FOR SHIPPING
Rare Timor ancestor mask for ritual offerings to honor the departed and provide space during village visits, repel evil spirits. Featured in 2002 Spiderman movie in collection of the Green Goblin.
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Vintage Bearded Official Doll Acrylic Stand, China (1301B)
Original price was: $195.00.$135.00Current price is: $135.00.Ht: 8.75″ D: 4″ D: 3.125″ | FREE SHIPPING within Continental U.S.
Colorful bearded official/entertainer doll with traditional hat, dark blue and gold robe holding paper clappers castanets. Mounted on lucite.
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Vintage Carved Mask of a King, Bali (1301-12EBE) $105
$105.00This Dalem is a traditional folk-art and ethnic mask (topeng) from Bali made from pulai wood of a Hindu king (Dalem). He stares directly at the viewer while his high cheeks help express his poise and the ability to remain cool in a crisis. This is a fine example of a gifted carver able to…
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Vintage Carved Tibetan Cham Mask of a Horse, Nepal (11325B-GHL) $325
$325.00Deeply carved rows of black hair atop the horse’s head form a carved pattern framed by the upward-pointed ears that emphasize the horse’s alertness. Wonderfully modeled with flowing forms, this carving demonstrates the gifts of Tibetan woodcarvers. One can only imagine how important horses are to Tibetans living on “the roof of the world.” Without…
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Vintage Carving of a Brahmana, Museum Stand, Bali (1267)
Original price was: $675.00.$525.00Current price is: $525.00.Ht: 15.5” W: 8” D: 5” | CALL 213-568-3030 OR EMAIL [email protected] FOR SHIPPING
Dayu mask of Balinese high-caste female Hindu Brahman, beautiful decorative piece on a museum quality metal stand.
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Vintage Chinese Noh Opera Doll Acrylic Stand, China (1301D)
Original price was: $195.00.$135.00Current price is: $135.00.H: 10.5 ” W: 3.5 ” D: 3.125″ | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.
Charming Chinese Nuo Opera dancer wearing a costume with 5-petal plum blossoms symbolizing a wish for the Five Happinesses: prosperity, long life, health, a virtuous life and natural death.
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Vintage Dayak Ancestor Mask (Hudoq), Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo) (1200TSK) SPECIAL PRICE
$485.00The culture, rituals, tribal and ethnic art of the Dayak (Dyak) of Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia is a mix of shamanism, animism and ancestor worship. Dyak festival masks worn on the face or large ones attached to a costume repel malicious spirits from entering communal spaces, insure village safety, protect babies in their carriers and defend…
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