23rd Aug, 2022 9:30

Ethnographic Art

 
Lot 169
 
Lot 169 - A heavily encrusted Bonpo wood figure, Nepal,...
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A heavily encrusted Bonpo wood figure, Nepal, carved as a seated man, his hands clasped together as if in prayer, possibly a deity from the animist following, 51cm; and 2 ghee cylindrical wood boxes, Nepal, each with carved stele on a zoomorphic figure, 20.5cm & 26.5cm

The Gordon Reece gallery sale, Bonhams 2007, lots 96 ( sold £120 inc premium) & 402 (sold £312 inc premium).

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A heavily encrusted Bonpo wood figure, Nepal, carved as a seated man, his hands clasped together as if in prayer, possibly a deity from the animist following, 51cm; and 2 ghee cylindrical wood boxes, Nepal, each with carved stele on a zoomorphic figure, 20.5cm & 26.5cm

Provenance

The Gordon Reece gallery sale, Bonhams 2007, lots 96 ( sold £120 inc premium) & 402 (sold £312 inc premium).

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