Tribal & Folk Art

  • 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…

  • Vintage Rice Spoon with Bird Handle, Indonesia, Lombok (1229MAE) $115

    Vintage Rice Spoon with Bird Handle, Indonesia, Lombok (1229MAE) $115

    $115.00

    This vintage Indonesian rice paddle/spoon was crafted from local wood by a Lombok craftsman and is a fine example of the cultural art of the Sasak people who number three million and comprise about 80% of its population. As animism farmers for two millennia, they lived in houses surrounding religious compounds where they held religious…

  • Sale! Vintage Shell Ear Cover, Human Figure, India 1639A-GKE

    Vintage Shell Ear Cover, Human Figure, India 1639A-GKE

    Original price was: $225.00.Current price is: $195.00.
    H: 4.6″    W:2.5 ”    D: 2.12 ”    |  FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.!

    Made by the Naga, a collection of tribal ethnic groups in India with a similar culture including a headhunting tradition in its past, conch shell ear covers are worn by men and attached to pierced ears through a hole in the shell. They are often decorated stippled abstract images of  standing human figures with raised arms and hands and spread fingers Mounted on a lucite base, they are an interesting example of unique cultural art,.

  • Sale! Vintage Shell Ear Cover, Male Figure, India #1639B-GKE

    Vintage Shell Ear Cover, Male Figure, India #1639B-GKE

    Original price was: $225.00.Current price is: $195.00.
    H: 4.6″    W:2.5 ”    D: 2.12 ”    |  FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.!

    Made by the Naga, a collection of tribal ethnic groups in India with a similar culture including a headhunting tradition in its past, conch shell ear covers are worn by men and attached to pierced ears through a hole in the shell. They are often decorated stippled abstract images of  standing human figures with raised arms and hands and spread fingers Mounted on a lucite base, they are an interesting example of unique cultural art,.

  • Sale! Vintage Shell Ear Covers Buffalo Design, India #1640EKE

    Vintage Shell Ear Covers Buffalo Design, India #1640EKE

    Original price was: $250.00.Current price is: $195.00.
    H: 5.25″    W:3.75 ”    D: 2 ”    |  FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.!

    Made by the Naga, a collection of tribal ethnic groups in India with a similar culture including a headhunting tradition in its past, conch shell ear covers are worn by men and attached to pierced ears through a hole in the shell. They are usually decorated stippled abstract images of curved buffalo horns with the buffalo’s neck and head inside the V-shaped horns. Mounted on a lucite base, they are an interesting example of unique cultural art,.

  • Sale! Vintage Small Hsun Ok, Burma/Myanmar  H: 6.25"

    Vintage Small Hsun Ok, Burma/Myanmar H: 6.25″

    Original price was: $335.00.Current price is: $225.00.
    H: 16.25 ”    Dia: 8 ”    |  FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.!

    Given its size this smaller early 20th century Hsun-ok with simple sophisticated designs may have served as a decorative piece with parallel rows of intricate triangular and beaded borders.

     

    Add to cartLoading Done
  • Vintage Small Rangda Mask, Balinese from Lombok (1265GCE) SPECIAL PRICE

    Vintage Small Rangda Mask, Balinese from Lombok (1265GCE) SPECIAL PRICE

    $395.00

    This rare folk art Rangda mask was made on the island of Lombok, Indonesia by ethnic Balinese Hindu craftsman. Primarily Muslim, a Balinese Hindu minority ruled the island from 1750-1895 and Hindu temples (pura) have been centers for Balinese activities since the 17th century. Balinese girls are encouraged to “dance with their hands” and formal…

  • Sale! Vintage Small Rug with 4 Bats, China H: 26"

    Vintage Small Rug with 4 Bats, China H: 26″

    Original price was: $375.00.Current price is: $315.00.
    H: 26″ W:  26″ |  FREE SHIPPING IN CONTINENTAL US!

    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.

  • Sale! Vintage Spirit Ancestor Mask with Hair, Indonesia, Timor #1211YKM

    Vintage Spirit Ancestor Mask with Hair, Indonesia, Timor #1211YKM

    Original price was: $495.00.Current price is: $325.00.
    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.

  • Sale! Vintage Terracotta Cow, India #11322YAK

    Vintage Terracotta Cow, India #11322YAK

    Original price was: $105.00.Current price is: $85.00.
    H: 7″  W:8.25″    D: 3.125″    |  FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.!

    Vintage bivalve mold figures like this cow were hand luted and hand painted, in the likeness of Hindu religious figures, soldiers, animals are used in rural India where they are seen as wishes for a better life.

End of content

End of content