Antique Wooden Burmese Nat, Popa Medaw from Burma

Material: wood 65,2 cm high 19 cm wide and 17,5 cm deep Weight: 3.923 kgs Gilded with 24 krt. gold Vitarka mudra Originating from Burma 19th century.  

Material: wood 44 cm high 23,5 cm wide and 16,3 cm deep Weight: 4.226 kgs Gilded with 24 krt. gold Originating from Burma 19th century

Timor Island sculpted wooden traditional mask (circa 1970s) on contemporary metal stand. This is a traditional mask of a figure with male facial features and two holes as eyes and another for the mouth with a handle below the face. The island of Timor gave rise to a distinctive practice of creating traditional masks whose precise origins and significance remain uncertain. Portraying both male and female ancestors, they were held by men during dances and other ceremonies, including celebrations of victory in war. Carved sculptures and masks are specific to rural villages. Here the practice of animism, or nature-worship, is incorporated with the carving of ancestral statues and masks, which have a ritualistic function. Some occasions that call for these ceremonies may include asking for successful crop planting, for prosperity, for good weather...

A Burmese Mandalay style gilt lacquered wood standing figure of Buddha and together with an unusual Burmese red lacquer covered baluster offering vas...