Figure
Jumla, Karnali Basin, West Nepal
Wood, pigment
22.5 inches (57 cm) high by 6 inches (15.2 cm) wide
Late 19th to early 20th century

A guardian figure with a round flat face and minimally carved features, in the typical crouching posture with joined hands. It is covered with a heavily encrusted white pigment overall. Accompanying the figure to its new home will be a like-new copy of the 2009 book by Bertand Goy and Max Itsikovitz, Wood Sculpture in Nepal: Jokers and Talismans.
#7397                           

$2200