Steve McCurry

Boats on the Sulu Sea, Philippines, 1985 - Steve McCurry (Colour Photography)

Family Rides Donkey, Afghanistan, 2003 - Steve McCurry (Colour Photography) Signed and numbered on photographer's edition label on reverse Digital c-type print 20 x 24 inches Editi...

Mother and Child at Car Window, Bombay, India, 1993 - Steve McCurry Signed and affixed with photographer's edition label and numbered on reverse Digital c-type Printed on 20 x 24 i...

Ship Breaking Yard, Karachi, Pakistan, 1985 - Steve McCurry (Colour Photography) Signed and numbered on photographer's edition label on reverse Digital C-Type print 20 x 24 inches ...

Teeth Maker in Kandahar, Afghanistan, 1998 - Steve McCurry (Colour Photography) Signed and numbered on photographer’s edition label on reverse Digital c-type print 24 x 20 inches Ed...

Father and Son in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, 1980 - Steve McCurry Signed and numbered on photographer’s edition label on reverse Digital c-typ...

Camel Caravan, Southern Afghanistan, 1980 - Steve McCurry (Colour Landscape) Signed and numbered on photographer's edition label on reverse Digital C-...

Early 20th century Fikum tribal waist ornament, Northern Luzon, Philippines Bontoc people, Igorot group.  

Excellent condition ~ very light signs of age or use. Maitland-Smith has carried on a tradition of creating stunning accents for the home of the highest quality. They are well-known for many hand crafted specialties, including hand carved, hand cut and inlaid exotic wood veneers. This exquisite decorative octagon occasional table has a pullout drawer, tooled leather surface and 2 built in shelves...

A scarce fine quality antique silver-inlaid solid brass betel nut box (Lutuan), dating to the second half of the 19th / early 20th century, hand-crafted in Mindanao, Philippines. Boxes such as this were used to store the areca nut (also known as the betel nut) which would be wrapped in a betel leaf with lime paste and other ingredients, often tobacco, for chewing. Similar to the European tea caddy, these boxes often served as a way to impress while showing off ones wealth. Betel chewing was prevalent in the southern Philippines as in much of the rest of Southeast Asia. Wealthier Maranao families on Mindanao were able to afford elaborate silver-inlaid brass betel boxes such as this example. Such boxes were used to show off to guests and from which they were offered betel and the other component such as leaves and lime to make up the betel quid. Rare large size, most extant examples of such boxes tend to measure around 5 inches in length. At slightly more than 7.75 inches the example here is larger than most. The distinctive decorative box features a very heavy strong-box like rectangular shaped chest form with canted corners, copper handles, and a conforming hinged lid, lifting open to reveal an interior divided into three compartments covered by four hinged lids. Each of these doors is inlaid with silver in stylized orchid flower patterns. Exceptionally executed throughout, the arabesque silver inlaid exterior is decorated to the top with a large orchid motif within scrolling obid-obid (stylized rope) borders. The front, back and sides are inlaid with sets of stylized tail feathers of the sari-manok bird beneath which are unusual, highly stylized whimsical zoomorphic faces that appear like cat or tiger faces. (Such stylisation is accounted for by Southeast Asian Islamic preferences to avoid the overt and this potentially idolatrous representation of animal and human forms. Designs such as these are drawn from a local design repertoire that has its origins in wood carving. Although the spread of Islam in the Philippines began in the 14th century, mostly through the influence of Muslim merchants from the western Malay Archipelago, decorative arts in this design remain exceptionally rare. This lutuan represents a fine example of Islamic metalwork from the most eastern outreach of Islamic art and civilisation: Mindanao island being significantly further east than even China – artwork from Islamic Southeast Asia remains chronically under-represented in the world’s major collections of Islamic art. PROVENANCE / ACQUISITION Acquired from highly reputable auction house, Austin Auction Gallery, established 1983, Austin, Texas. References Brownrigg, H., Betel Cutters...

Unique Handmade rattan and shell Vase made in the Philippines.

A Filipino Spanish-colonial chest with bone(!) inlays and iron mounts The Philippines, 17th century Exotic woods, and bone inlay; iron fittings, H. 41 x W. 98.3 x D. 47 cm This rectangular chest – the front mimicking a contemporary fall front writing box – and fitted with a flat lid, is made from exotic wood and veneered in rich reddish brown tindalo wood. Its beautiful undulating grain – from the Afzelia rhomboidea, a species from the Fabaceae family found in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines, make it one of the finest Philippine woods used for cabinet...

Post Modern elegance tessellated stone art sculpture Egret Bird Maitland Smith Philippines Measures: 19.5 tall x 7.13 wide x 10 deep Preowned original ...

We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. Original and distinctive pair of Philippines pendants in Hollywood Regency style; they are each made up of more than a thousand shells patiently mounted one by one on a wire frame of typically oriental design; pretty white shells belonging to the coniforms family prevail, while the darker ones are the well-known cyprae; these two objects represent the skill, ingenuity, meticulousness, and patience of Eastern artisans, in fact, they were created in the Philippines between 1970 and 1979 in a small workshop on the island of Cebu in the central Visayas region. They can be used (even outdoors) as dreamcatchers, spirit banishers, or talismans, but also when the wind simply makes them move you can enjoy an ear-pleasing sound that soothes the soul and body; they can also be original indoor chandeliers, ours are already electrified with a light point (see photo), however, more can easily be added. For much of history, shells played a vital role for humans; they were used in everything from money to art. Early Stone Age humans used shells to decorate their jewelry, houses, and boats. In many tropical countries, tribes used shells as currency. The Incas buried shells with their dead. Throughout history, architects and artists incorporated a variety of symbolism into their works, including precisely the shell. Among the ruins at Pompeii, shells used...

These magnificent end tables are shipped as professionally photographed and described in the listing narrative: Meticulously professionally restored and completely installation ready...

This magnificent console is shipped as professionally photographed and described in the listing narrative: Meticulously professionally restored and completely installation ready. ...

Original vintage Asia travel poster for the Philippines Fly Northwest Orient Airlines featuring illustrations depicting a farmer walking next to hi...

Steve McCurry is an American photographer, freelancer, and photojournalist. His photo Afghan Girl, of a girl with piercing green eyes, has appeared on the cover of National Geographi...

Steve McCurry is an American photographer, freelancer, and photojournalist. His photo Afghan Girl, of a girl with piercing green eyes, has appeared on the cover of National Geographi...

Steve McCurry is an American photographer, freelancer, and photojournalist. His photo Afghan Girl, of a girl with piercing green eyes, has appeared on the cover of National Geographi...

Steve McCurry is an American photographer, freelancer, and photojournalist. His photo Afghan Girl, of a girl with piercing green eyes, has appeared on the cover of National Geographi...

Steve McCurry is an American photographer, freelancer, and photojournalist. His photo Afghan Girl, of a girl with piercing green eyes, has appeared on the cover of National Geographi...

Steve McCurry is an American photographer, freelancer, and photojournalist. His photo Afghan Girl, of a girl with piercing green eyes, has appeared on the cover of National Geographi...