Lawrence Hultberg Art & Artifacts

Set of six Ewe figures, West Africa, from 6.5" (16.51 cm) to 9.5" (22.86 cm), 20th century, wood with beads and pigment AVAILABLE Lawrence Hultberg Art & Artifacts #lawrencehultberg #artandartifacts #africanart #ewe #ewetribe #togo #ghana

Gurunsi villages, tiebele, south of Burkina Faso - photo. Anthony Pappone In the south of Burkina Faso,there is a village near the border with Ghana, is a sm...all size, called Tiébélé. This is the home of the Kassena people, one of the oldest ethnic groups who settled in the territory of Burkina Faso. i photographed the life the people and architecture of the houses richly decorated mud walls. The Kassena people build their houses entirely of local materials: earth, wood and straw. Soil mixed with straw and cow dung is moistened to a state of perfect plasticity, to shape almost vertical surfaces. Tiébélé’s houses are built with defense in mind, whether that be against the climate or potential enemies. the homes are designed without windows except for a small opening or two to let just enough light in to see, Roofs are protected with wood ladders that are easily retracted. the walls of the houses are decorated and hand painted by the women of the village done just before the rainy season and protects the outside walls from the rain. varnishing with néré all make the designs withstand wet weather, enabling the structures to last longer. http://www.flickriver.com//ronnyre/sets/72157631530462597/ https://www.behance.net//tiebele-the-painting-village-of-t

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Noble's Skirt Kuba people DR Congo 53" x 90" (134.62 cm x 228.6 cm) AVAILABLE Woven from raffia fiber, the long skirt in red and used during long periods of mourning; the surface with openwork patterns with zig-zag embroidery and large embroidered six-sided forms interlocking across the whole surface. The border of checkerboard black and white with small fiber tufts. A fine and old example of a noble's skirt from the Kuba-Bushoong.

Bark Container Northern Sumatra Karo Batak people wood, bark, rattan approx. 18 in in diameter (45.72 cm) AVAILABLE - pm for price

Princess Mask Bhutan? Arunachal Pradesh? wood with pigment remnants H: 10.25 in (26.035 cm); W: 7 in (17.78) 19th century or earlier AVAILABLE Lawrence Hultberg Art & Artifacts

Ghurra (butter churn tool) Middle Hills, Nepal possibly Magar people probably 19th century or earlier wood with remnants of hemp rope H: approx 12 in (30.48 cm) AVAILABLE

Himalayan Mask Middle Hills, Nepal encrusted wood late 19th to early 20th century H: 12 in (30.48 cm) W: 8.25 in (20.95 cm) AVAILABLE. (comes with custom steel display base)

SPECIAL CLEARANCE SALE PRICE Himalayan Tribal Wrathful Deity Mask Middle Hills, Nepal wood with iron nails late 19th to early 20th century H: 13 in (33 cm) W: 9.5 in (24.13 cm) AVAILABLE This energetic mask is a tribal version of a classical Buddhist wrathful protectorate deity, like a Mahakala, which typically have bared fangs, bulging eyes and five skulls on the crown, or in this case, five bumps representing skulls. This mask bridges classical and folk material.... What is somewhat ironic is that these wrathful deities that have become so well known among those familiar with Vajaranya Buddhism, and that can be seen in Buddhist Chams' masked dances and depicted on painted Tangka's, were actually pre-Buddhist demons that were subdued and converted to the faith by the great saint Padmasambhava, who is credited with helping to usher Buddhism into Tibet. The nose of this mask has been replaced during an indigenous repair, fastened with nails. See more

SPECIAL CLEARANCE SALE Himalayan Mask of a Young Princess late 18th to early 19th century Bhutan or Arunachal Pradesh wood with traces of pigment H: 10 in (25.4 cm) AVAILABLE

SPECIAL CLEARANCE SALE Kusu Power Figure DR Congo wood on metal base H: 11 in (27.94 cm) Price: reduced from $1200 to $750

SPECIAL CLEARANCE SALE Himalayan Mask Middle Hills, Nepal late 19th to early 20th century worm damaged wood H: 12.75 in (32.385 cm) AVAILABLE

Mumuye Figure Nigeria H: 19.75 in (50.165cm)

Set of six Ewe figures, West Africa, from 6.5" (16.51 cm) to 9.5" (22.86 cm), 20th century, wood with beads and pigment AVAILABLE Lawrence Hultberg Art & Artifacts #lawrencehultberg #artandartifacts #africanart #ewe #ewetribe #togo #ghana

Gurunsi villages, tiebele, south of Burkina Faso - photo. Anthony Pappone In the south of Burkina Faso,there is a village near the border with Ghana, is a sm...all size, called Tiébélé. This is the home of the Kassena people, one of the oldest ethnic groups who settled in the territory of Burkina Faso. i photographed the life the people and architecture of the houses richly decorated mud walls. The Kassena people build their houses entirely of local materials: earth, wood and straw. Soil mixed with straw and cow dung is moistened to a state of perfect plasticity, to shape almost vertical surfaces. Tiébélé’s houses are built with defense in mind, whether that be against the climate or potential enemies. the homes are designed without windows except for a small opening or two to let just enough light in to see, Roofs are protected with wood ladders that are easily retracted. the walls of the houses are decorated and hand painted by the women of the village done just before the rainy season and protects the outside walls from the rain. varnishing with néré all make the designs withstand wet weather, enabling the structures to last longer. http://www.flickriver.com//ronnyre/sets/72157631530462597/ https://www.behance.net//tiebele-the-painting-village-of-t

Himalayan Mask Middle Hills, Nepal encrusted wood late 19th to early 20th century H: 12 in (30.48 cm) W: 8.25 in (20.95 cm) AVAILABLE. (comes with custom steel display base)

SPECIAL CLEARANCE SALE PRICE Himalayan Tribal Wrathful Deity Mask Middle Hills, Nepal wood with iron nails late 19th to early 20th century H: 13 in (33 cm) W: 9.5 in (24.13 cm) AVAILABLE This energetic mask is a tribal version of a classical Buddhist wrathful protectorate deity, like a Mahakala, which typically have bared fangs, bulging eyes and five skulls on the crown, or in this case, five bumps representing skulls. This mask bridges classical and folk material.... What is somewhat ironic is that these wrathful deities that have become so well known among those familiar with Vajaranya Buddhism, and that can be seen in Buddhist Chams' masked dances and depicted on painted Tangka's, were actually pre-Buddhist demons that were subdued and converted to the faith by the great saint Padmasambhava, who is credited with helping to usher Buddhism into Tibet. The nose of this mask has been replaced during an indigenous repair, fastened with nails. See more

SPECIAL CLEARANCE SALE Himalayan Mask of a Young Princess late 18th to early 19th century Bhutan or Arunachal Pradesh wood with traces of pigment H: 10 in (25.4 cm) AVAILABLE

SPECIAL CLEARANCE SALE Kusu Power Figure DR Congo wood on metal base H: 11 in (27.94 cm) Price: reduced from $1200 to $750

SPECIAL CLEARANCE SALE Himalayan Mask Middle Hills, Nepal late 19th to early 20th century worm damaged wood H: 12.75 in (32.385 cm) AVAILABLE

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Noble's Skirt Kuba people DR Congo 53" x 90" (134.62 cm x 228.6 cm) AVAILABLE Woven from raffia fiber, the long skirt in red and used during long periods of mourning; the surface with openwork patterns with zig-zag embroidery and large embroidered six-sided forms interlocking across the whole surface. The border of checkerboard black and white with small fiber tufts. A fine and old example of a noble's skirt from the Kuba-Bushoong.

Mumuye Figure Nigeria H: 19.75 in (50.165cm)

Bark Container Northern Sumatra Karo Batak people wood, bark, rattan approx. 18 in in diameter (45.72 cm) AVAILABLE - pm for price

Princess Mask Bhutan? Arunachal Pradesh? wood with pigment remnants H: 10.25 in (26.035 cm); W: 7 in (17.78) 19th century or earlier AVAILABLE Lawrence Hultberg Art & Artifacts

Ghurra (butter churn tool) Middle Hills, Nepal possibly Magar people probably 19th century or earlier wood with remnants of hemp rope H: approx 12 in (30.48 cm) AVAILABLE