Weight: 830 gram Height: 40 cm
Wooden Sculpture 25, View A
Tribal Art from Nepal and the Himalaya
Wooden Sculpture 25
Jan 10
Wooden Sculpture 26
Jan 16
Wooden Sculpture 27
Jan 16
Wooden Scuplture 28
Jan 17
Wooden Sculpture 29
Jan 17
Wooden Sculpture 30
Feb 2
Wooden Sculpture 31
Mar 12
Wooden Sculpture 32
Mar 19
Wooden Sculpture 33
Apr 20
Wooden Sculpture 34
Apr 30
Wooden Sculpture 35
Aug 19
Wooden Sculpture 36
May 28
Wooden Sculpture 37
Sep 21
Wooden Sculpture 38
Jan 7
Wooden Sculpture 39
Mar 28
Wooden Sculpture 40
Mar 28
Wooden Sculpture 41
Nov 3
Wooden Sculpture 42
Nov 2
Bread Stamp 1
Nov 11
Diameter: 11,5 cm Weight: 195 gram
Bread Stamp 1
Bread Stamp 1, Back
Bread Stamp 2
Nov 11
Diameter: 10 cm Weight: 105 gram
Bread Stamp 2
Bread Stamp 2, Back
Bread Stamp 3
Nov 11
Diameter: 12 cm Weight: 200 gram
Bread Stamp 3
Bread Stamp 3, Back
Bread Stamp 4
Nov 11
Diameter: 11 cm Weight: 205 gram
Bread Stamp 4
Bread Stamp 4, Back
Bread Stamp 5
Nov 11
Diameter: 11,5 cm Weight: 125 gram
Bread Stamp 5
Bread Stamp 5, Back
Bread Stamp 6
Nov 11
Diameter: 9,5 cm Weight: 140 gram
Bread Stamp 6
Bread Stamp 6, Back
Bread Stamp 7
Nov 11
Diameter: 14 cm Weight: 430 gram
Bread Stamp 7
Bread Stamp 7, Back
Bread Stamp 8
Nov 12
Diameter: 21,5 cm Weight: 650 gram
Bread Stamp 8
Bread Stamp 8, Back
Bread Stamp 9
Nov 12
Diameter: 14,5 cm Weight: 210 gram
Bread Stamp 9
Bread Stamp 9, Back
Bread Stamp 10
Jul 2
Weight: Diameter: 9 cm
Chapati Table
Apr 21
The wooden rakes, presented below, are used for collecting pine-needles and grass. In Nepal, these rakes are called karaso. Their use is vividly documented in Monica Connell’s book Against a Peacock Sky (Chapter The Karaso, pp. 110-122). In that book, a Nepalese woman describes the making of an karaso in the following way:
“Well, first of all you have to find the right branch — a pine-branch that splays at the end into three, four or five separate limbs. Then you strip it of its bark and, while the wood is still green and supple, you bend back the thin limbs and bind them in place with string. When you’ve done that you have to leave it on a drying rack above the fire … oh, I suppose about three months. Afterwards, when you take off the string, the soft fingers at the end of the arm have hardened into claws”. (Connell asks:) ‘ And how does it get to be so smooth and shiny?’ “That comes with years and years of raking: grass and pine-needles, grass and pine-needles” (p. 122).
Literature: Connell, M. Against a peacock sky. London: Viking, 1991.
Two-Pronged Rakes
Sep 9
Three-Pronged Rakes
Sep 10
Granary Door 1
Jul 7
Height: 79 cm Width: 17 cm Thickness: 3 cm Weight: 2400 gram
Granary Door 1, Front
Granary Door 2
Jul 17
Height: 80 cm Width: 16.5 cm Thickness: 3.5 cm Weight: 2110 gram
Granary Door 2, Front
Pair of Granary Doors 1
Jun 28
Height: 42 cm Width: 17 cm Thickness: 3 cm Weight: Right Door 1480 gram, Left Door 1530 gram
Pair of Granary Doors 1, Front View
Pair of Granary Doors 2
Jul 18
Height: 62 cm Width: 14 cm Thickness (max.): 4 cm
Weight: Left panel 3.5 kg, right panel 2.25 kg
Please note that the lower picture of the right panel is unfinished (see Details d and h)
Pair of Granary Doors 2, Front
Male with Weapon
Mar 20
Soldier with Gun
Mar 6
Votive Statue with Halo
Jun 3
This sculpture consists of iron and depicts a squatting male figure with elongated head and body and short legs. The arms are joined in a Namaste gesture. Around the figure is a stylized Halo, made of a saw blade in secondary use. The surface shows a partially dark to crusty patina which originates from longtime ritual use and age.
Height: 27 cm Weight: 1160 gram
Prayer with Halo, Front
Rider on Lion (or Tiger)
Feb 14
Two Equestrians
Dec 30
Height: 12,5 and 14 cm Weight: 190 and 248 gram
Two Equestrians, View A
Herder with Cow and Calf (1)
Sep 15
Height: 11cm Length: 12 cm Weight: 500 gram
Herder with Cow and Calf, View A
Cow With Five Legs
Jan 14
Height: 8.5 cm Weight: 230 gram
In the Hinduistic religions, five-legged cows are not simply a mutation, but a miracle. They are considered as extra holy; frequently they are adorned and get especially worshipped.
The fifth leg is located at the back of the animal (see picture 3, Detail a).
Cow With Five Legs, View A
Cow With Five Legs (2)
Jan 18
Height: 6.5 cm Weight: 110 gram
In the Hinduistic religions, five-legged cows are not simply a mutation, but a miracle. They are considered as extra holy; frequently they are adorned and get especially worshipped.
Cow With Five Legs (2), View A
Five-legged Cow With Calf
Apr 10
In the Hinduistic religions, five-legged cows are not simply a mutation, but a miracle. They are considered as extra holy; frequently they are adorned and get especially worshipped.
Height: 7.6 cm Length: 10 cm Weight: 180 gram
Height: 8 cm Length: 9,5 cm Weight: 250 gram
In the Hinduistic religions, five-legged cows are not simply a mutation, but a miracle. They are considered as extra holy; frequently they are adorned and get especially worshipped.
The fifth leg is located at the back of the animal and can be seen in the third picture (View C) of this post.
Herder (Shaman), View A
Mountain Goat with Two Heads
Feb 16
This unique sujet shows a mountain goat with two heads. Interestingly enough, the animal seems to wear a halter. Originally, the object had four wheels which are lost.
Height: 9.5 cm Weight: 238 gram
Mountain Goat With Two heads, View A
This very old item shows a stylized sitting figure with female breast; the hands are joined in a Namaste gesture. The figure has an enigmatic face with curved eyebrows, open eyes and bearded mouth. It originates from West Nepal, Jajarkot or Simikot district.
Height: 9.5 cm Weight: 154 gram
Ancient Votive Statuette, View A
Ancient Votive Statuette
Feb 26
