TRIBA Furniture

Thai Rock Crystal Carving of a Seated Buddha Figure. This small personal devotional figure of the seated Buddha in meditation is carved of a rock crystal with cloudy inclusions and ...

Antique Thai Gilded Metal Miniature Buddha Figure. This small personal devotional figure of the seated Buddha in meditation is cast and chased with exquisite detail. The cross legge...

Old Baule Multiple Head carved wood heddle weaving loom pulley, Ivory Coast Africa. Four heads on top facing the cardinal directions and additional four legged animal on top. Note t...

Navigation chart, Marshall Islands, Micronesia An instructional navigation chart of the rebbelib type, showing the islands, currents and wave dynamics. Made of palm mid-ribs, twine,...

Polychrome Earthenware vessel, Gran Coclé culture, Panama A very strong, graphic Coclé jar with a horizontal band of stylized scrolls on the neck and sharp chevron motifs around the...

Antique Laotian Silver & Copper Lime Box. The oblong form used in the storage of slaked lime is composed of a darkly patinated copper body and contrasting repoussé silver relief car...

Woman’s Back Ornament, egbe Mangbetu people DR Congo Early 20th century Banana leaves and bark,, raffia embroidery 12.5” wide (32 cm); 14.5” high (37 cm); 1.75" deep (4.5cm) ...

Pilgrim’s Coat with Calligraphy, Japan, circa 1930 A pilgrim’s coat made of plain, woven undyed asa bast fiber bearing Sanskrit characters of the sound om, and the names of principa...

Large flat geometric mask from the Tussian peoples of Burkina Faso, Flat projecting curved horns on top, raised carved nose and band above eyes, attached geometric design with a few ...

Striking Bembe carved wood mask with large "owl" white eyes, red and yellow decoration. Small projecting tubular mouth and straight nose. Horizontal lines of geometric shapes acros...

Antique Sino-Thai Repoussé Silver Betel Box. A small low cylindrical form finely crafted of hammered and chased silver made traditionally by the Chinese silversmiths residing in Tha...

Shinto Shrine Mirror, a large round metal mirror resting in a yellow cedar stand carved with ocean waves. Shinto mirror represents purity, clarity and truth. The significance of on...

Twenty Drawer Tansu, Meiji period, Late 19th-Early 20th century A merchant or artist tansu, which was used to store wares or artists implements; a handsome repository of goods and u...

Carved hard wood three-legged chair with openwork geometric back, from the Gurage or Oromo people, Ethiopia, Vintage Africa Carved of a single piece of wood, this was a chair for an...

Early used and danced stylized animal mask worn on top of the head, with polychrome and crested top, from the Mossi people of Burkina Faso, Africa. Multiple layers of white, black a...

A Large Thai Under Glaze Blue Decorated Stoneware Faceted Jar and Cover. The large globular body beaten into a hexagonal form with a raised circular foot ring and slightly raised wi...

Used Senufo Scoop or Ladle with powerfully carved standing female figure on top, from the Ivory Coast, Africa. This could have been used for ritual dishing out of ceremonial offerin...

Early old carved wood mask without eyes, from the Lega peoples, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa. Old patina, Simple elegant heart shaped face with long nose and raised eyebrows....

Antique Carnelian Cabinet Snuff Bottle, Late 19th century. A robust flattened urn form with an oval foot and recessed base. The mouth is a small aperture within a well and raised l...

Vintage Thai Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Offering Tray. Crafted of assembled wood in an elevated and footed rectangular shape with rounded corners, lacquered red on the interior and black...

Late 19th to early 20th century hollow cast copper alloy bracelet from the Baule of Cote d'Ivoire. Beautiful cast geometric design around outside, smooth from wear inside. Rounded vo...

A decorative woven mat from the Chokwe people in Angola. can be used on floor or as a wall piece, the material is strong and in excellent condition. This piece dates to the mid 20th ...

A Small Pair of Antique Thai Gilt Bronze Figures of Kneeling Buddhist Monks, 19th century. The pair of accompanying monk devotees to a Buddha figure, known as Moggallana and Sariputt...

Vintage Thai Chedi Reliquary. A finely carved and turned sandalwood stupa shape, constructed as a reliquary box in stupa form. This box is composed of two reliquary chambers, a squa...

Old Used African carved wood Mbira or Sanza Finger Piano made of wood and metal from the Luba people of Congo, with projecting head. Nice shape with projecting detailed head at top,...

Antique Chinese Hongmu (Blackwood) Scholar’s Tray. A simple rectangular tray with a frame of straight and short gallery sides that have cutouts within. The dovetailed corners are ro...

Vintage Traditional Tana Toraja Sekomandi Ikat Wall Hanging/Blanket. Sulawesi, Late 20th Century. A hand spun cotton resist-dyed warp ikat in four ve...

A Large Decorative Antique Burmese Repoussé Silver Presentation Bowl, Mahosodha Jataka, Circa 1900. A hammered repoussé silver Buddhist Thabeik (beggar’s bowl) form of exceptional ...

Thai Traditional Buddhist Phra Bot (Banner Painting) of Mucalinda Buddha. In Thai Theravada Buddhism, Paang Nagprok is the Buddha seated in meditation under a Naga canopy, a popular ...

A Set of 4 Antique Chinese Openwork Wood Doors. Later iron hinges modifying the 4 panels into a floor standing screen. Each panel deftly carved in low relief on the lower panels in...

A wild Mambilla carved wood animal mask with two horns, projecting eyes and open mouth. The top of the horns are decorated with white spots, and inside the mask has red pigments. T...

Vintage Chinese Hardwood and Glass Display Case. A wall mounted vitrine or table top display case with right hand side hinged glass door,the harwo...

A finely carved decorated headrest with solid hourglass shaped base, attached decorations of seed pods shell and beads. Fine worn patina. Created by the Tsonga peoples of South Afr...

A Vintage Thai Burmese-style Hsun-ok, a ceremonial food offering box to present to a monastery, a covered cylindrical stupa box form, the bottom of a wide and deep curved bowl with a...

A wonderful carved wood personal size stool or bench with double animal heads, from the Philippines In very good condition, with small chips wear and polish from use. Nice traditio...

A very rare flat carved wood mask from Brazil. From the Kamayurá people who live in Upper Xingu River Basin, Mato Grosso, Brazil, deep in the Amazon jungle. Made of carved hard wood...

Antique Chinese Sancai Glazed Ceramic Jarlet, Tang Dynasty. A squat globular ceramic, created as part of burial furniture, a small container with slightly inverted mouthrim and flat...

Roughly oval very old dance mask from Nepal with open eyes, oval mouth with carved teeth and projecting one piece eyebrow. Wonderful circular ears and long triangular noee. Heavy e...

Carved figure with long chin, simple elegant cascading hairstyle and hands clasped on stomach, rising from a circular base. Created by the Mbala people of the Democratic Republic of ...

Roughly rectangular very old ceremonial dance mask from Nepal with very powerful, strong expression, open eyes and hollowed out oval mouth, remains of moustache. Heavy black encrust...

Collection of Six carved wood personal spoons from the Philippines. Each with a distinct and unique shape, some as stylized humans with heads, heavy wear and patina from traditional ...

Antique Chinese Sancai Glazed Ceramic Alms Bowl, Tang Dynasty. A globular ceramic with wide mouth and flat base, created as part of burial furniture, a shape reminiscent of an alms ...

A rare antique two piece Kusuri, medicine tansu, 72 drawers, Edo period.  Made of Hinoki and Sugi wood. Original labels on most drawers, it feels like it's still in use, nothing has ...

Antique Japanese Katana (sword) tansu, hand forged iron lock plate and hirute handles. Traditionally katana are stored in the upper drawer and in the lower drawer, the wakazashi.  Ki...

Old woven painted basketry yam helmet style mask from Papua New Guinea. Hollow woven form with many layers of red and white pigments from many years of ceremonial use. A helmet style...

Yoruba Divination Tapper with Kneeling Female Figure, Nigeria, Africa Carved wood tappers such as this were used by diviners among the Yoruba along with divination tray, such as my ...

19th Century thick black hide circular shield from the Arrusi people of Ethiopia, Africa. A thick hard shield with heavy embossed design, perhaps a bit like an animal in the center....

Woman’s Back Ornament, egbe Mangbetu people DR Congo Early 20th century Banana leaves and bark,, raffia embroidery 14” long (35.5 cm); 10.5” high (26.5 cm); 3” deep (7.5 cm) The ...

Bark painting of One Fish, Northern Territory, Australia A wonderful "x-ray" bark painting of one fish, probably Barrumundi. This is painted in a the traditional style and with the ...

Antique Burmese Red Lacquered Footed Offering Bowl. Crafted as a ribbed bamboo woven basket with 6 wooden feet, 12 vertical fins on the exterior and a layered tiered mouth rim all ...

Vintage Northern Thai Reverse Glass Painting of a Golden Buddhist Chedi and a White Rat. Attributed to Khun Sujai, one of the last remaining artists to have made reverse glass painti...

Antique Vietnamese Shell Inlaid Tea Tray (Khay, go kham trai) a rectangular raised footed tray having four kneeling legs connected with bottom elbowed stretchers. The legs, skirt, interior and railing all decorated on the exterior surface with inset shaped mother-of-pearl shell pieces in subtle shimmering hues of flora and fauna motifs with Chinese key fret and flora vignettes with butterflies and birds. The galleried and footed tray crafted entirely of rosewood with mortise and tenon joinery. Minor inset shell losses, evidence of previous cracks, restored condition. Measuring: 4 in. high x 12.25 in. wide x 7.5 in. deep. (102 x 312 x 190mm) Weight 1 lb. 12.1 oz. (797g.) Nguyen Dynasty, 19th - 20th Century. Provenance: Copper Red, Bangkok L’Asie Exotique, Palm Springs, CA For similar examples see: Co Vat Viet Nam: Vietnamese Antiques...

Small Antique Thai Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Offering Bowl. The traditional craft of Pradup Mook is made from small pieces of inlaid Mother of Pearl imbedded into a base of black lacque...

Japanese Hinoki (Cypress) Wood Bench Handmade mid 20th century hinoki benches like this one were primarily used for outdoor seating in spaces such as gardens or outdoor onsen baths...

Antique Burmese Life-size Standing Buddha Statue, Mandalay Period (1857-1885). This Mandalay Buddha figure is intricately carved of assembled teak and stands squarely with rendered b...

Seated couple, Jalisco, West Coast Mexico A domestic couple, with the man sitting cross-legged, holding a bowl that may have had a stick placed in the opening at the top, which appe...

19th Century Bronze Buddha, Burma This Buddha is seated on an hourglass-shaped pedestal, his legs in the lotus posture (padmasana); his han...

Aniconic stone weight, Bactria, Central Asia or Asia Minor These egg-shaped marble sculptures are mysterious in function, thought variously to be counter-weights or perhaps ritual i...

Baknouq, Berber Woman’s Shawl Tunisia/Libya (border region) Early 20th century Wool, cotton, resist-dyeing, embroidery 45 ¼ x 80 ins This baknouq represents a rare, and sparsely col...

Aniconic variegated stone column, Bactria, Central Asia or Asia Minor This is a classic columnar stone piece from the ancient culture referred to as the Bactria-Margiana Archaeologi...