An Eclectic Gathering
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Matriochka: Nest of Dolls-Starting with Gorbachev
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Pre 1970 item# 917263 (stock# PH-E)
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Licht Antiques
(917)806-6390
$250
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This is a fascinating vintage "turned wood" and painted nesting figure. The piece is complete with ten figures of varying sizes from ½ to 11 inches in height. I believe this is of Russian origin showing Russian Political Leaders. Although I have seen other nesting dolls before, they were often incomplete. Each of this set are figures with different faces, depicting Russian Political Leaders through time. Each figure is hand painted with different colors. Each doll represents a leader down through the ages, including Gorbachev, Brezhnev, Kosygin, Krushchev, Peter the Great, etc
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Tramp Art Lamp, Wood Ice Cream Sticks
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Pre 1980 item# 142844 (stock# unkFE)
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Licht Antiques
(917)806-6390
$140
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Incredible American Tramp Art Lamp with good details. This is a very intricate and beautiful multi-layered shade and base, with incredible design and presence. The overall octagonal base and shade when lit has a wonderful presence. The workmanship is great and the overall design is very dramatic. This item was made with "white glue" but has some age. We think it was made in the 1970's when Tramp Art work became a vogue. The overall Lamp height is 450mm. The shade is 270mm across and 190mm high. The overall base is 220mm high; the lower portion is 215mm across and 85mm high.
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Mexican Dancing Mask, Wood
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Pre 1980 item# 125960 (stock# unkTZ)
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Licht Antiques
(917)806-6390
$160
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In the Indian culture of Mexico, a mask allows the wearer to transform from an ordinary being to a spiritual one. The ceremonial use of masks is an important link between pre-Hispanic history and the Spanish conquest of Mexico. Mexican masks represent the blending of two cultures. Ceremonies continue today in remote Indian villages of the Mexican Sierra, although impacts from outside influence raise concern that this tradition may be lost.
The masks in "Mexican Masks Transformations" date from 1857 to 1935 and come from Veracruz, Hidalgo, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Puebla, Michoacan, and Saint Jesus Maria, Nayarit. Each has been "danced" — used in an actual ceremony, and some have been passed down through generations. This mask of the animal comes from this traditon but is more contemporary. It measures with the horns (which are real) about 300mm by 250mm (between the horns) by 70mm
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Mexican Carved Wood Angel Shelf
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Pre 1920 item# 125952 (stock# unkTZ)
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Licht Antiques
(917)806-6390
$110
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In the Indian culture of Mexico, there is a tradition of wood working and carving that is generally associated with dancing masks This important link between pre-Hispanic history and the Spanish conquest of Mexico. Mexican masks represent the blending of two cultures. From this tradition it was not hard to see the effort for other carvings. We have here an example of that thrust. This shelf supported by an angel is 230mm by 95mm by 140mm
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Mexican Dance MAsk, Wood
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Pre 1970 item# 125598 (stock# unkTZ)
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Licht Antiques
(917)806-6390
$100
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In present-day Mexico, masks such as shown are required for dances and ceremonial occasions such as Carnival (a pre-Lenten celebration that coincides with the Aztec new year and the first month of a new agricultural cycle). Masks are also used in Days of the Dead, November 1 and 2, when souls of the departed are welcomed during a brief return to earth. Mexican ceremonial dances encompass music, choreography, costume and masks, which seem to transform from their rigid expressions when placed on dancer’s heads.
In the Indian culture of Mexico, a mask allows the wearer to transform from an ordinary being to a spiritual one. The ceremonial use of masks is an important link between pre-Hispanic history and the Spanish conquest of Mexico. Mexican masks represent the blending of two cultures. Ceremonies continue today in remote Indian villages of the Mexican Sierra, although impacts from outside influence raise concern that this tradition may be lost.
This Face were probably carved in the late 20th Century. It measures 190mm by 160mm by 120mm. The wood, as seen from the rear has age.
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Mexican Dance Mask from Coconut Shell
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Pre 1950 item# 125597 (stock# unkTZ)
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Licht Antiques
(917)806-6390
$110
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In present-day Mexico, masks such as shown are required for dances and ceremonial occasions such as Carnival (a pre-Lenten celebration that coincides with the Aztec new year and the first month of a new agricultural cycle). Masks are also used in Days of the Dead, November 1 and 2, when souls of the departed are welcomed during a brief return to earth. Mexican ceremonial dances encompass music, choreography, costume and masks, which seem to transform from their rigid expressions when placed on dancer’s heads.
In the Indian culture of Mexico, a mask allows the wearer to transform from an ordinary being to a spiritual one. The ceremonial use of masks is an important link between pre-Hispanic history and the Spanish conquest of Mexico. Mexican masks represent the blending of two cultures. Ceremonies continue today in remote Indian villages of the Mexican Sierra, although impacts from outside influence raise concern that this tradition may be lost.
This Face were probably made in the mid-20th Century. It measures 140mm by 150mm by 78mm. The wood, as seen from the rear has age.
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Mexican Wood Dance Mask, Old
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Pre 1900 item# 125596 (stock# unkTZ)
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Licht Antiques
(917)806-6390
$160
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In present-day Mexico, masks such as shown are required for dances and ceremonial occasions such as Carnival (a pre-Lenten celebration that coincides with the Aztec new year and the first month of a new agricultural cycle). Masks are also used in Days of the Dead, November 1 and 2, when souls of the departed are welcomed during a brief return to earth. Mexican ceremonial dances encompass music, choreography, costume and masks, which seem to transform from their rigid expressions when placed on dancer’s heads.
In the Indian culture of Mexico, a mask allows the wearer to transform from an ordinary being to a spiritual one. The ceremonial use of masks is an important link between pre-Hispanic history and the Spanish conquest of Mexico. Mexican masks represent the blending of two cultures. Ceremonies continue today in remote Indian villages of the Mexican Sierra, although impacts from outside influence raise concern that this tradition may be lost.
This Face were probably carved in the early 20th Century. It measures 240mm by 127mm by 95mm. The wood, as seen from the rear has age.
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Mexican Dance Mask - Diablo Face
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Pre 1970 item# 122014 (stock# unkTZ)
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Licht Antiques
(917)806-6390
$140
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In present-day Mexico, masks such as shown are required for dances and ceremonial occasions such as Carnival (a pre-Lenten celebration that coincides with the Aztec new year and the first month of a new agricultural cycle). Masks are also used in Days of the Dead, November 1 and 2, when souls of the departed are welcomed during a brief return to earth. Mexican ceremonial dances encompass music, choreography, costume and masks, which seem to transform from their rigid expressions when placed on dancer’s heads.
In the Indian culture of Mexico, a mask allows the wearer to transform from an ordinary being to a spiritual one. The ceremonial use of masks is an important link between pre-Hispanic history and the Spanish conquest of Mexico. Mexican masks represent the blending of two cultures. Ceremonies continue today in remote Indian villages of the Mexican Sierra, although impacts from outside influence raise concern that this tradition may be lost.
This Face were probably carved in the mid 20th Century. It measures 140mm by 115mm by 95mm. The wood, as seen from the rear has no age: it is relatively "young.".
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La Tanta Mexican Wood Dance Mask
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Pre 1900 item# 121992 (stock# unkTZ)
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Licht Antiques
(917)806-6390
$170
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In present-day Mexico, masks such as shown are required for dances and ceremonial occasions such as Carnival (a pre-Lenten celebration that coincides with the Aztec new year and the first month of a new agricultural cycle). Masks are also used in Days of the Dead, November 1 and 2, when souls of the departed are welcomed during a brief return to earth. Mexican ceremonial dances encompass music, choreography, costume and masks, which seem to transform from their rigid expressions when placed on dancer’s heads.
In the Indian culture of Mexico, a mask allows the wearer to transform from an ordinary being to a spiritual one. The ceremonial use of masks is an important link between pre-Hispanic history and the Spanish conquest of Mexico. Mexican masks represent the blending of two cultures. Ceremonies continue today in remote Indian villages of the Mexican Sierra, although impacts from outside influence raise concern that this tradition may be lost.
This Face were probably carved in the early 20th Century. It measures 190mm by 175mm by 60mm. The wood, as seen from the rear has age.
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