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Folk Art Sarimanok, Sacred Bird of the Phillippines
Southeast Asian: Sculpture: Wood Pre 1950: item #1122318 WLFFIG1
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Ancient East
407-540-1122
$395
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DESCRIPTION: A vintage carved wood folk art sculpture of the Sarimanok, a legendary bird of the Maranao people of Mindanao, a major island in the Philippines. This legendary bird is a symbol of Maranao art and its images are common in households all over the Philippines where it is depicted, as this one is, as a cock with fanciful feathered wings and tail, holding a fish in its beak. A symbol of good fortune, this one is decorated with a marine ivory fish and inscribed plaques, and stands upon ... Click for details
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Carved Teak Mandalay Reclining Buddha
Southeast Asian: Sculpture: Wood Pre 1970: item #1120297 12-85
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Silk Road Gallery
(203) 208-0771
SOLD
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A serene reclining Mandalay Buddha that dates to the 1960s is carved of dense Burmese teakwood. Contrasting with the sleek, smooth lines of the dark reddish brown teak is a robe richly adorned in intricate swirls that were carefully crafted of thayo, a lacquer thickened with bone ash that is used with great expertise by Burmese artisans. The robe is artfully draped and carved with deep folds. The three folds carved in the neck are seen on most Burmese Buddha images. This Buddha is very similar t... Click for details
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