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$250.00 Original price was: $250.00.$212.50Current price is: $212.50.
Ht: 5.25″ W: 3.75″ D: 2″ | FREE SHIPPING in continental u.s.!
This unique rare and fascinating vintage carved Naga tribe conch shell ear cover from India is decorated with a traditional abstract motif of curved buffalo horns with the buffalo’s head and neck inside the V-shaped horns. Mounted on a frosted acrylic base, it would make a dramatic presentation when displayed with Naga Shell Ear Coverings 1639A and 1639B.
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$395.00 Original price was: $395.00.$335.75Current price is: $335.75.
H: 6.375” W: 4.875” D: 2.5” | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.!
This traditional but unusually small mask (topeng) of Rangda was a rare toy or was used to teach children Balinese lore and religious and artistic expression. It has wonderfully carved upper fangs, bulging eyes and protruding teeth and, as a personification of evil Rangda, who leads an evil army that instills anxiety and fear.
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$495.00 Original price was: $495.00.$420.75Current price is: $420.75.
H: 12.5″ W: 8.625″ D: 2.75″ | FREE SHIPPING IN CONTINENTAL U.S.!
Timor masks like this are rare and characterized by large roughly cut eyes, the absence of some teeth and the remaining ones being menacing. They are stored in the rafters above the house hearth accounting for their smoky black color. Often decorated with animal hide with hair, the facial pieces have either not darkened fully in the rafters or, when placed on top of each other, did not darken evenly. Frequently a bit threatening due to the black color, missing teeth and their frequent lack of balance, these ancestral masks are used in offering rituals designed to drive off malevolent spirits.
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$110.00 Original price was: $110.00.$93.50Current price is: $93.50.
H: 2.5 ” W:1.5 ” | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.!
The Star of David is worn by the Falasha Ethiopian Jews, the oldest group of Jewish diaspora descendants of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia adopted it to emphasize his direct link to King Solomon. The Star of David is a symbol of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. This coin silver vintage pendant is centered with symbol of the cross. The back of the star has a fine patina and signs of wear and use.
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$105.00 Original price was: $105.00.$89.00Current price is: $89.00.
H: 7” W: 8.25” D: 3.125” | FREE SHIPPING within continental u.s.!
This charming vintage figurine of a cow suckling its calf was mold-made in separate parts, hand-luted and painted, resulting in images made from the same mold unique and individualized. Pieces like this were created by provincial craftsman for use in home altars along with favored deities. Although having strong rural roots, terracottas have become an integral part of the life of Indians of all socio-economic levels and many of these images are displayed in most Indian households. As modern pieces are mass-produced, those produced in the first half of the 20th century are becoming viewed as collectibles.
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$105.00 Original price was: $105.00.$89.25Current price is: $89.25.
H: 10.25 W: 3.5″ D: 2.75″ | FREE SHIPPING!
This colorful terracotta figurine of an Indian policeman stands on a blue base wearing a typical outfit of black boots, a long-sleeved tunic with white borders, a high belt, and a red, green, and brown wrapped turban with white borders that combine to portray an extremely confident figure. This vintage image is mold-made in two parts and was hand-luted and artfully hand-painted so all images made from the mold are unique and individualized. The provincial piece was created by a village craftsman and it is possible it may have been used in a home altar. It is in good condition with some minor surface cracks, paint losses and repainting to the nose.
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$145.00 Original price was: $145.00.$123.25Current price is: $123.25.
H: 9.125″ W: 6.125″ D: 3.5″ |FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.!
This charming colorful terracotta image represents a crowned mustached raja – an Indian King, prince, noble or dignitary – with an elaborate high crown and sumptuous jewelry draped over his chest riding an elegant and well-muscled rearing horse with its front right leg in the air, a common theme in Indian art. The decorative garlands around the horse’s neck, green plants, and ground over which the horse and rider glide, long arching horse tail, the twist of the raja’s body so he faces forward, and other aspects of the piece add dramatic energy. Made from bivalve moulds that are hand luted and painted, no two images are identical.
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$165.00 Original price was: $165.00.$140.25Current price is: $140.25.
H: 8” W: 6” D: 4” | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN cONTINENTAL u.s.!
This colorful terracotta image devotional image of Shiva and Parvati was used for daily puja in a Hindu home. Shiva is represented by a lingham, a symbolic phallus, while Parvati is portrayed as a female deity figure. The dark green tree behind them highlights both of them and a garland of colorful flowers draped over the dark Shiva lingham emphasizes the importance and power of Shiva. The orange and black snake at the apex of the garland is Vasuli, the charm Shiva usually wares around his neck who represents Shiva’s power and fearlessness, while Parvati reaches across to the lingham to designate Shiva as the central focus of the composition.
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$550.00 Original price was: $550.00.$467.50Current price is: $467.50.
H: 7.25″ W: 6″ D: 3.25″ | CALL 213-568-3030 OR EMAIL [email protected] FOR SHIPPING COST
Made by a Balinese carver on Lombok, this mask of a Hindu king exhibits his positive qualities as a refined, cultured, idealized, high born, model leader and is painted white, the color of purity. Mask dances and dramas honor, please and provide offerings to the gods. Mounted on a Museum Quality Stand
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$295.00 Original price was: $295.00.$250.75Current price is: $250.75.
H: 14.75” W: 7.75” D: 4” | FREE SHIPPING!
This well carved vintage Cham dance mask is an individualized yet generic Tibetan lama used in a public dance performed to educate the masses, promote ethical and moral practices and scare away negative spirits. Although depicting a Tibetan lama, it may have been made in China or Nepal where it was purchased. Depicted with realistic, intense yet reassuring features in a slender face with open mouth, large eyes, elongated ears and animal hair for his mustache, beard and ears, his alert angular eyebrows, soft lips and cheeks are highlighted with pigmentation. Portrayed as a wise man in deep concentration, his headdress is significantly painted in red and yellow associated with powerful rituals and symbolizes wisdom and compassion. It is in excellent condition with minor signs of wear consistent with age and use.
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$95.00 Original price was: $95.00.$80.75Current price is: $80.75.
H: 18″ W: 18″ | FREE SHIPPING!
Woven from strands of raffia palm leaves, this vintage Kuba cloth reflects the traditional fabric traditions of the Kuba people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is a typically bordered square with rough textural surfaces interspersed with repeated geometric patterns and embellished with sophisticated embroidered, applique and patchwork linear designs of interlocking meandering patterns of vegetable dye shades of dark brown and ivory in a natural flat-weave pattern framed with tufted-cut pile raffia and applique.
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$95.00 Original price was: $95.00.$80.75Current price is: $80.75.
H: 14″ W: 21 ” | FREE SHIPPING!
Woven from strands of raffia palm leaves, this vintage Kuba cloth reflects the traditional fabric traditions of the Kuba people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is a typically bordered square with rough textural surfaces interspersed with repeated geometric patterns and embellished with sophisticated embroidered, applique and patchwork linear designs of interlocking meandering patterns of vegetable dye shades of dark brown and ivory in a natural flat-weave pattern framed with tufted-cut pile raffia and applique.
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