Wooden Tibetan sutra book cover with 9 Buddhas

Indian Subcontinent: Himalayas: Carvings Pre 1700: item #1101761

Antique Tibetan sutra cover, carved with 9 Buddha images with different mudras. Size: 35 / 12 / 2.2. cm. This book cover is very good condition.

18th Century Tibetan Wood Vessel with Handles

Indian Subcontinent: Himalayas: Carvings Pre 1800: item #950220
006y

18th Century Tibetan Wood Vessel with Handles. Old native repairs. 14w x 9h inches, 35.5w x 23h cm.

Himalayan Royalty Carved Bone Chess Set

Indian Subcontinent: Himalayas: Carvings Pre 1960: item #878356
56-07

Carved bone chessmen patterned after Nepalese and Indian royalty and their subjects make up this mid-20th century bone chess set from Nepal. Both kings wear elaborate costumes. One of them is carved with multiple mustachioed faces; the other is in hunting regalia with his long hair hanging down his back. The buxom queens have heavy brows and wear patterned head scarves. Knights are winged horses, rooks are elephants, bishops are camels, and pawns are long-haired attendants in uniform. These han... Click for details

Dragon and Peacock Carved Teak Jewelry Box

Indian Subcontinent: Himalayas: Carvings Pre 2000: item #778916
14-67

A carved teak jewelry box with secret compartments and deep carving on richly grained teakwood has the medieval aura of Bhaktapur, Nepal's old city of lavishly carved courtyards in the shadows of the Himalayas. The construction of the box is intriguing, with its 14 compartments, four of them hidden behind a sliding panel that is cleverly integrated with the carving pattern to disguise the entry to secret trays. Carvings of dragons on the lid and two sides, and of a peacock and lotus flowers on e... Click for details

Nepali Nitties

Indian Subcontinent: Himalayas: Carvings Pre 1920: item #545372
1300

A fine pair of nitties, which are used to hold churning sticks in the process of making butter from Nepali hill minorities. Nice worn patina (especially in the hole) with that great smokey yak butter smell much beloved by aficionados of Himalayan antiques. Circa 60 to 90 years old, the one on the right appears to be older. No kitchen should be without these! The left one is H: 21cm/8.2in and the right one is H: 22.7cm/9in.

Two architectural pieces, lion heads, Tibet

Indian Subcontinent: Himalayas: Carvings Pre 1900: item #367804
10245

Two magnificent and rare end-pieces in the shape of lion-like animal heads. The pieces were held by pegs to the end of the beams in a construction. The heads show fangs and mane and curled horns. In their mouths they hold a rope or cord connected to an object that is no longer there, as if they are pulling or holding up something that was on the beam or on the building. Single piece of wood, decorated with the typical colors of red, white and green and some ochre decorations on the horns. Tibet,... Click for details