Decorative Wooden House Panel from Toraja, Sulawesi 'circa 1900-1920'

Double-sided carved wooden blawong board from Java, Indonesia (circa 1920s-1950s). Blawong boards were used to hold a pair of Keris daggers. They were fix...

Carved wooden vise tool with human figure finial from Nias, Indonesia (circa 1960s-1970s). A striking carved piece with geometric patterns on the top and ...

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...

Timor Island sculpted wooden traditional mask (circa 1960s-1970s) on contemporary stand. This is a traditional mask of a figure with male facial features and two holes as eyes and another for the mouth. 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...

Carved buffalo horn tattoo ink pot from Timor Island, Indonesia (circa 1940s-1950s) on a modern stand. The carving on this piece is very skillfully detailed at a level well surpassing most pieces from the region. A monkey grasps the ink pot as if it were climbing a tree trunk. On the forepart of the pot an ancestral or ritual mask...

Ritual ladle of wood and coconut shell from Timor Island, Indonesia (circa 1950s). Intricate spoons and ladles were most likely used for large ceremonial feasts and offerings to ance...

Material: wood 182,5 cm high 31 cm wide and 34 cm deep Originating from Burma 19th century From the top of a temple in Burma.  

Antique Asian Thai monumental, measuring 8’ x 8' hand-carved wooden temple panel. Definitely a one of a kind piece Thai red and gold panel with de...

Material: wood 88,7 cm high 52 cm wide and 7 cm deep Weight: 3.00 kgs Gilded with 24 krt. gold Shan (Tai Yai) style Originating from Burma 19th Century

Material: wood 247 cm high 185 cm wide and 20 cm deep Gilded with 24 krt. gold Mandalay style Originating from Burma 19th century Was shipped to europe in the middle of the 2...

Antique wooden Burmese Temple panel Material : wood 102,1 cm high 60,3 cm wide and 13,6 cm deep 18th century With terracotta Buddha amulets The Buddha amu...

Material: wood 57 cm high 15,8 cm wide and 12,1 cm deep Weight: 1.010 kgs Gilded with 24 krt. gold Originating from Burma 18th century Very beautiful piece !