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Vivacious attendant doll offering huge peach in vibrant Chinese dance costume in red, yellow, green-blue with sequins, silver and gold thread and plum blossoms as wish for Five Happinesses. On Lucite stand, part of set of 4 .
All ethnic mask (topeng) dances in Bali are accompanied with music from a gamelan percussion orchestra as are dramas and other entertainments considered as offerings to honor, please and attract the favor of the gods and ancestral spirits. In the west dancers put on masks to pretend they are someone else. Balinese dancers become the…
Court ministers (patih) in Bali, Indonesia are danced in mask (topeng) performances named Topeng Panjegan where a single dancer interprets 5 legendary characters wearing full face masks, cannot speak and much portray them only through gestures and body language and positions. Patih manis (literally sweet, a good natured, diplomatic minister) is often the first solo…
Made by the Naga, tribal ethnic groups in India, conch shell ear covers were worn by warriors attached to pierced ears through a hole in the shell. Stippled abstract images of standing male with raised arms as status sign, mounted on Lucite base and is a fascinating piece of cultural art.
Made by the Naga, tribal ethnic groups in India, shell ear covers like this with stippled abstract image of standing male with raised arms were worn by warriors as status symbols.
Made by the Naga, a collection of tribal groups in India with a past headhunting tradition, conch shell ear covers are worn by warriors. This has a stippled image of a buffalo’s neck and head inside V-shaped horns, a symbol of wealth, prosperity. On Lucite base, they are unique cultural art.
Made from wool and natural dyes this small vibrant vintage carpet square can be used for meditation, an accent piece or hung on a wall. The center has 4 stylized bats, the ultimate symbol of good luck, blessings, happiness and riches.
Vintage Indian terracotta policeman bivalve mould made, hand luted and painted in rural India terracotta considered spiritual and auspicious as it incorporates five natural elements of air, fire, earth, water and metal.
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