Seated statuette with clasped hands "Village Guardian Spirit", are placed near the "spirit gate" at the entrance of an Akha village.
Beautiful old patina, type of hardwood teak or other, rare because[...]
China, 20th century (1920-1930).
Chinese junk model with two veiled masts.
Wood and fabrics.
With its base.
Dimensions:
Height: 68.5 cm.
Height with base: 72.5 cm.
Width: 22 cm.
Depth: 72.5 [...]
Rare drinking horn, Konyak ethnic group, Nagaland.
Mithan's horn (sacred animal of the bovidae family) and rattan.
Very beautiful rattan work adorning this drinking horn and beautiful dark patina on[...]
Pair of brass bracelet of a young girl from the Lahta tribe, North Kayah state, Burma.
height 14 cm, small diameter 5.5 cm and large diameter 7.5 cm
Photo from the book "the vanishing tribes of Burm[...]
SWORD of head-cutters called Mandau
Culture Dayak, island of Borneo, Indonesia
First half of the 20th century
Wood, vegetable fibers, bone, antler, iron, brass, cloth and coin
Long. total: 70.5; [...]
Beautiful side panel of a prayer table INDIA early 20th century see earlier Nicely carved of a deity and other characters of his entourage hardwood height 48cm excluding base width 22cm thickness appr[...]
CEREMONY BRACELET called “tankil” or “baningal” Bontoc or Ifugoa culture, north of Luzon Island, Philippines First half of the 20th century Wood, plant fibers, wild boar tusks and pearls H .: 18.5; L [...]
Betel box Karen tribe in braided boubou covered with black lacquer with a lid and a compartment.
Burma, Kayin province, early 20th century.
diameter 9.5 cm.
height 10 cm
Body fabrics with circle of cowrie shells and anthropomorphic designs on edges of dog hair dyed red. A style common among the Sema, Sangtam and Kalyo-kengyu tribes.
20th century.
book reference: The[...]
JITSUKAN (Former abbot of Ryô'un-in of Tô'eï-zan (Kan'zë-ji in Uéno, Edo), "Perception of the filial piety of Zen-no-jô", (two volumes), 1723 year of Rabbit, print on paper, 95 pages and 99 pages, 23 [...]
Important Hsun-Ok offering box, in wood and tayo lacquer painted red and gold, with relief decoration of molded dragon motifs and adorned with polychrome glass beads. Burma XX th
Leather tobacco pouch "tabaco-ire" with netsuke attachment in the shape of a wooden mouse.
Dimensions:
Length of the purse: 11 cm.
Width of the purse: 10.5 cm.
Length of the netsuke: c. 5.5 cm.
[...]
Protection statue presenting a guardian spirit. The figure is seated and the hands in the namaste position. The concentrated expression is almost threatening.
Heavy wood slightly eroded, white minera[...]
Superb snuffbox with a hundred children of rectangular shape A slightly different category in Chinese snuffboxes, the painted snuffboxes inside are the work of Masters with admirable dexterity. With b[...]
Shamanic statue of a guardian representing a seated figure, feet together, knees spread and bent over his stomach. The elbows are resting on the knees and the hands are joined in the Namaste position.[...]
Painted teak puppet head. Opening of the mouth with the (damaged) tongue sticking out. Birmania, early 20th century, Lanna ethnicity. Delivery in France 30 € Height with pedestal cm 47
Japanese chagama in iron and copper cover, probably early 20th century.
Object used in the Tea Ceremony.
Dimensions: Height 32cm - Diameter 28cm
Good condition
TWO CHINESE APARTMENTS IN INTERIOR PAINTED GLASS, ONE WITH CHILDREN IN A LANDSCAPE, THE OTHER WITH WOMEN'S VENTILATION WITH SIGNATURE. CHINA XX CENTURY.
rain cape ,one exemple in san francico museum very nice inside pattern Women in many parts of Luzon use a trough-shaped carrying basket or tudung constructed of a layer of pandanus leaves (ga-ad in I[...]
The Salawaku is a long shield in the shape of an hourglass. The shield, including the handle, is carved from a single piece of wood. The upper and lower parts are wide, the shield is the thinnest in t[...]
The Salawaku is a long shield in the shape of an hourglass. The shield, including the handle, is carved from a single piece of wood. The upper and lower parts are wide, the shield is the thinnest in t[...]
here are two Japanese woven wicker baskets of two different sizes, the largest of rounded shape measures 35 cm in diameter by 11.5 cm high, It presents some minor accidents around the perimeter, small[...]
Naga necklace, originally from Nagaland, northeast of India. Old male necklace composed of glass beads, animal teeth, engraved shell elements and bone barrettes.
Flat shaman mask. The forehead is adorned with the sun and two crescents of the moon.
Very beautiful stylization.
Magar people, West Nepal Wood, iron
H: 24 cm
first half of the 20th century.
Ancient Chinese geomantic compass.
Epoque early twentieth.
Lacquered solid wood. T
he upper part is inscribed with concentric rings surrounding a compass.
Ideograms in Mandarin on both sides.
Dia[...]
Great articulated cicada in bronze, Japan Meiji era, early twentieth century. This is a beautiful Jizaï Okimono bronze finely worked and chiseled with a very beautiful patina.
this cicada is articul[...]
Indonesia, Borneo island, 1950s / 1960s, very nice hunting charm tun tun. This peg tun tun, used as wild pig hunting charm, is summed with a figure carved in a conventional position representing the a[...]
RARE rhinocéros en métal doré orné de perles de verre et d’émail bleues étant communément considérées comme de la turquoise . En très Bon état
il manque juste une petite bille bleue à l’arrière,
[...]
Vélo taxi L’équivalent du pousse-pousse au Vietnam. Ce vélo taxi est appelé "BECAK" en Indonésie sur l’ile de Java. C’est le taxi économique pour les usagers de la population locale. Il sert aussi s[...]
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