Model of a Torajan Spirit House Mayan carved wood

carved wood

He began collecting tribal and folk art in the 1960s and opened his first gallery

Provenance: Ron Van Anda

and wears a strand of cobalt blue trade beads above stylized genitals

The presence of this distinctive mineral blue Vivianite around the eye sockets of the mask as well as traces of the green mineral Celadonite found around the edges of the mouth

Model of a Torajan Spirit House Mayan carved woodA polychromed wood and bamboo model of a Torajan spirit house 20th century; Torajan Peoples, Sulawesi, Indonesia Appears unmarked The model traditional house of the Torajan Peoples with a dramatic, saddle backed bamboo roof, two gable ends sloping to a central section, and narrow windows, the lower structure elaborately carved and painted with scrollwork and geometric motifs 35" H x 8. 5" W x 39" D Provenance: The Estate of Oscar and Barbara Leidenfros