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Indian Subcontinent : Himalayas : Ritual Objects : Pre 1920 item #600680 (stock #T110)
Asian Ethnic Artifacts
$475.00
This is a Tibetan Ritual Celestial Crown also know as a Diadem or Ringga. It is worn by a necromancer or oracle during rituals. The "crown" consists of 5 separate paintings on paper and each painting is backed with thin cardboard for stiffness. The sections are connected with string. When worn, the crown is tied around the head with string. The sections are painted with the five Dhayani, celestial Buddhas, each painted with his traditional color and gesture...
Indian Subcontinent : Himalayas : Ritual Objects : Pre 1920 item #780138 (stock #004k)
Japanese Art Site
SOLD
The phurba is one of the most important of the shaman's implements, and this particular phurba is an exceptional example of the great effort and tremendous creativity that goes into the making of this magical tool. It has an upper section with 3 faces, one smiling, one wrathful, and one peaceful. The middle section is a vajra (symbol of lightning) whose twin tips rest on knots of eternity...
Indian Subcontinent : India : Sculpture : Pre 1920 item #833141
Zentner Collection
SOLD
Indian bronze sculpture of Shiva Nataraja (Lord of the Dance) in his destructive aspect, an attribute in each of his eight hands, he stands on a dwarf, early 20th century. Size: 39" high x 22 1/2" wide
Indian Subcontinent : Pre 1920 item #863338
Zentner Collection
$6,000.00
Kuba Caucasian Wool Handknotted Carpet, good design and coloration, running dog border, 44"W 74"L, old restoration, age wear, pre 1920s.
Indian Subcontinent : India : Metalwork : Pre 1920 item #868253
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€550
A rare silver and silver wire torque. Origin: Rajasthan or Gujarat Weight: ca. 290 gr. Diameter: 15 cm (inside) Age: first half 20th century Literature: Oppi Untracht, Traditional Jewelry of India, page 229, picture 478 for a similar piece.
Indian Subcontinent : Himalayas : Sculpture : Pre 1920 item #888433 (stock #007i)
Japanese Art Site
SOLD
Old Nepalese Boar Mask. Purchased 40 years ago in Kathmandu by a well-known and widely published collector. 6.5h x 5w x 6d inches, 16.5h x 12.5w x 15d cm.
Indian Subcontinent : Himalayas : Ritual Objects : Pre 1920 item #897447 (stock #10574)
Welcome To Another Century
$150.00
Staff carved out of one piece of a hard species of wood. On the top crouches a female figure with long hair, the arms wrapped around her body. The tip is a lighter middle brown while the rest is patinated a dark brown. Probably used in Shamanistic rites in tribal regions. Himalayans.
Length 16.5 inches (42.5 cm).
Some cracks and chips, nice patina.
Indian Subcontinent : Himalayas : Ritual Objects : Pre 1920 item #936866
The Bodhisattva Collection
$495.00
A very good late 19th - early 20th century Tibetan ewer, crafted of thin, hand-worked sheets of what is probably some type of brass/bronze amalgam that has acquired a rich chocolate patina over time, with deep repousse and chasing techniques forming the decorative bands along the shoulder, neck, and lid of vessel, a well-formed makara shaped spout and handle, all atop a splayed footed base. Overall a very nice example with legitimate age, good presence, and very decorative...
Indian Subcontinent : Himalayas : Sculpture : Pre 1920 item #997197 (stock #0478)
Korean Art and Antiques
Sold to the Rubin Museum
Newari Mask, 12 inches, 30.5 cm.
Indian Subcontinent : Himalayas : Sculpture : Pre 1920 item #997217 (stock #0487)
Korean Art and Antiques
Sold to the Rubin Museum
Tibetan Tiger Mask, 10x9x7 inches, 25.5x23x18 cm.
Indian Subcontinent : Himalayas : Sculpture : Pre 1920 item #1006628 (stock #0571)
Korean Art and Antiques
Sold to the Rubin Museum
Nepalese Yak Hair Mask from the Humla Region. 8 inches, 20.5 cm.
Indian Subcontinent : Himalayas : Sculpture : Pre 1920 item #1006629 (stock #0572)
Korean Art and Antiques
Sold to the Rubin Museum
Nepalese Mask from the Humla Region with a beard, eyebrows, and scalp. 9 inches, 23 cm.
Indian Subcontinent : Himalayas : Sculpture : Pre 1920 item #1006631 (stock #0574)
Korean Art and Antiques
$3,000.00
Nepalese Terai Region Maiden Mask, 10.25 inches, 26 cm. From the collection of Irwin Hersey, renowned author on Asian and primitive art, and publisher of the Primitive Art Newsletter in the 1970s. Irwin Hersey was an advisor to museums and prominent collectors, and vetted pieces for many of the international tribal art fairs and Asian art fairs.
Indian Subcontinent : Himalayas : Sculpture : Pre 1920 item #1006632 (stock #0575)
Korean Art and Antiques
$3,500.00
Nepalese Magar Tribe Mask with a Vagina and an Inscription in the forehead, and a Penis Nose. 9.5 inches, 24 cm. From the collection of Irwin Hersey, renowned author on Asian and primitive art, and publisher of the Primitive Art Newsletter in the 1970s. Irwin Hersey was an advisor to museums and prominent collectors, and vetted pieces for many of the international tribal art fairs and Asian art fairs.
Indian Subcontinent : Himalayas : Sculpture : Pre 1920 item #1006633 (stock #0576)
Korean Art and Antiques
Sold to the Rubin Museum
Nepalese Middle Hills Joker Mask. 9.25 inches 23.5 cm.
Indian Subcontinent : Himalayas : Sculpture : Pre 1920 item #1006634 (stock #0577)
Korean Art and Antiques
Sold to the Rubin Museum
Nepalese Middle Hills Mask with a Third Eye. 10.75 inches, 27.5 cm.
Indian Subcontinent : Himalayas : Sculpture : Pre 1920 item #1006635 (stock #0578)
Korean Art and Antiques
Sold to the Rubin Museum
Nepalese Rai Tribe Mask with Pigment. 10.75 inches, 27.5 cm.
Indian Subcontinent : Himalayas : Sculpture : Pre 1920 item #1006636 (stock #0579)
Korean Art and Antiques
$2,000.00
Nepalese Mask of a Humla Aesthete with a Thorja Topknot. 11 inches, 28 cm. From the collection of Irwin Hersey, renowned author on Asian and primitive art, and publisher of the Primitive Art Newsletter in the 1970s. Irwin Hersey was an advisor to museums and prominent collectors, and vetted pieces for many of the international tribal art fairs and Asian art fairs.
 
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