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  • Vintage Panel of a Court Dancer, Burma/Myanmar (T052A-BLE) $335

    Vintage Panel of a Court Dancer, Burma/Myanmar (T052A-BLE) $335

    $335.00

    Traditional Burmese dance has its roots in folk religion and is a combination of ancient animism, nat worship and a later syncretic blend with Buddhism. Ethnic minorities often perform dances that include warriors , Zawgyi (shaman) and nats wielding swords or holding drums while dressed in full-body costumes. Burmese performances were regulated with limitations on…

  • Vintage Panel of a Female Farmer with a Basket, Myanmar/Burma (T052B-BLE) $335

    Vintage Panel of a Female Farmer with a Basket, Myanmar/Burma (T052B-BLE) $335

    $335.00

    Burmese women always have taken part in demanding strenuous work, but they rarely see themselves as farmers. This is because of Burma’s old patriarchal culture, narrow Burmese laws and social limitations of rural beliefs that define them as workers who labor for men: their father, brother or husband. This wonderful painted folk-art wood panel of…

  • Vintage Panel of a Female Farmer,Burma/Myanmar (T052C-BLE) $335

    Vintage Panel of a Female Farmer,Burma/Myanmar (T052C-BLE) $335

    $335.00

    Burmese women always did strenuous work, yet they rarely see themselves as farmers. This is due to Burma’s old patriarchal culture, Burmese laws and narrow rural beliefs defining them as workers laboring for men only: their father, brother or husband. This wonderful painted wood panel of a barefoot female farmer depicts her with the long…

  • Sale! Vintage Spirit Ancestor Mask with Hair, Indonesia, Timor (1211)

    Vintage Spirit Ancestor Mask with Hair, Indonesia, Timor (1211)

    Original price was: $495.00.Current price is: $325.00.
    H: 12.5″ W: 8.625″ D: 2.75″    |   FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.

    Rare Timor ancestral mask, large roughly cut eyes, menacing teeth. Used in animist ritual offerings for the departed to have a resting place during village visits and also repel evil malevolent spirits.

  • Vintage Wood Tibetan Lama Mask, China (16936B-IRK) $295

    Vintage Wood Tibetan Lama Mask, China (16936B-IRK) $295

    $295.00

    Mask carving is among the oldest of Tibetan art and folk-art forms dating to 6th century Bonpo dances, the religion predating Buddhism, that embraces animism and shamanism dances. Totem animal masks were traditionally used in sacred ceremonial dances: shamanic rituals to thank the gods, expel bad spirits, and ask for blessings; operas in performances without…

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