Old Pair of Wooden Burmese Monks from Burma

Material: wood 25 cm high 16,5 cm wide and 17,5 cm deep Weight: 2.386 kgs Namaskara mudra Originating from Burma Middle 20th century  

Material: wood 15,7 cm high 12,2 cm wide and 16,1 cm deep Weight: 0.602 kgs Originating from Burma Middle 20th century

Material: bronze 36,8 cm high 20,7 cm wide and 21,3 cm deep Weight: 14.981 kgs Namaskara mudra Originating from Burma Middle 20th century

Material: wood 13 cm high 7,9 cm wide and 4,4 cm deep Weight: 0.097 kgs Gilded with 24 krt. gold Bhumisparsha mudra Originating from Burma 19th century

This is an introduction to a slightly unusual item. This is a wooden sword possessed by the Buddha statue. Only the sword remained. Gods such as Fudo Myo, who reign as Buddhist guardians...

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...

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...

These finely carved pair of Indian dolls are known as Marapachi Bommais, which literally translates to ‘wooden dolls’. Marapachi Bommais dolls are an important part of South Indian culture and rituals. These dolls which are usually in a pair as a bride and groom and is a part of the Golu display done in households during Navaratri. Marapachi Bommai hold great sentimental value as they are given as part of the bride’s wedding trousseau and are a legacy passed on from one generation to another in the states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. The dolls are in naked form and are typically decorated with clothes and finery by children as their playthings. The female doll...