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Sumi-Tsubo, Japan, 18th C.
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Pre 1800 item# 264048 (stock# 1-0061)
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The Japanese "sumi-tsubo", used to draw straight lines, has been used by carpenters, masons, and other construction workers for many centuries and is till used today. It is made of wood with one end containing a spool to hold a long length of strong string and the other end hollowed out into a shallow bowl to hold cotton saturated with "sumi", or black ink. The string or cord is pulled through the ink, drawn taut, and then lifted near the center and quickly released to snap b ...click for details
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Terracotta Amulet 1, Tibet
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Pre 1900 item# 264360 (stock# 1-0073)
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Small amulet moulded in the shape of Tibetan God Kubera (or Vaisravana), seated on a lotus throne, holding a banner with his right hand and the mongoose (that spits jewels) with his left hand. Terracotta, lacquered and gilt in front and painted red at side and back. Tibet, 19th century. Height: 1 5/16" (3,3 cm). Good condition despite tiny chips in some areas. Note 1: Kubera is the Tibetan god of prosperity. Note 2: such amulet was carried in a pouch or a small portable altar ("gau&quo ...click for details
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Protective Figure, Dayak Peoples
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Pre 1940 item# 264649 (stock# 1-0081)
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Statue of a protective deity or genie, ("kalong"?), standing on a rounded base, wearing a cap, with large ears, concave face with protruding eyes and nose, open mouth in relief showing teeth, long neck, arms alongside torso, hands resting on thighs, bent legs resting on small feet. Wood, with fine brown patina, semi-glossy in some areas. Traces of whitish substance all over the piece. Indonesia, Borneo Island, Dayak Peoples. Height: 11" (28 cm). The statue is mounted on a custom w ...click for details
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Reliquary Figure, Fang Peoples
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Pre 1920 item# 264653 (stock# 1-0083)
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Female figure with typical coiffe, large oval eyes, small ears, triangular nose, open mouth showing teeth, cylindrical neck, muscular shoulders and arms, conical breasts, cylindrical abdomen with protruding navel, bent legs resting on small feet. A tenon at the lower back side was used to attach the figure to the reliquary box. Wood, with dark-brown semi-glossy patina, covered in some areas with black pigment or remnants of sacrificial material. Africa, South-Cameroon/North Gabon,Fang Peoples. H ...click for details
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Very Old Face Mask, Guro Peoples, Ivory Coast
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Pre 1920 item# 264861 (stock# 1-0089)
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Very old mask, oval face surmounted by a flaring cylinder with geometric decor on top and lower side, crescent-like coiffe, relief eyebrows ending with a well defined thin nose, small ears, large protruding eyes, pierced through open mouth showing teeth, small chin, and a stylized beard. Holes around upper part of rim. Deeply patinated wood, with traces of dark pigment in some areas. Africa, Ivory Coast, Guro Peoples, Early 20th Century. Among the Guro, this mask is called "gu", a femi ...click for details
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Face Mask, Kuba Peoples
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Pre 1950 item# 265157 (stock# 1-0092)
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Large mask, with large forehead, eyebrows in relief, coffee-bean eyes, protruding triangular nose, mouth in relief, large chin. A coiffe is attached around the upper side of the rim; it is composed of feathers on top, surmounting a raffia and wood structure which is meant to cover the dancer's head. Below cheek level, a raffia beard is attached around the lower part of the rim. A black and white pigment decor is painted over the face, to represent war paint, or maybe stylized scarifications. ...click for details
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Hermaphrodite Figurine, Pende Peoples
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Pre 1940 item# 265495 (stock# 1-0097)
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Unusual hermaphrodite figurine, in standing posture, typical Pende style head, large and long neck with a goitre, narrow shoulders, small breasts, arms alongside narrow torso but hands not touching hips, small male genitalia, bent legs resting on stylized feet. A small fabric belt is tied around the hips. Wood, brown glossy patina, except for the area around the eyes that has been kept clear. Small dots incised along front of torso to represent scarifications. Africa, D.R. Congo (ex Zaire), Pend ...click for details
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