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THBEarly 20th C. Balinese Wood Tobacco Cutter, Barong Form
Lot 85
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Artemis Fine Arts
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Louisville, CO 80027
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Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Bali, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden tobacco leaf cutter with its front section skillfully rendered in the form of a Barong - the king of spirits and leader of the "hosts of the good" in Balinese mythology. Tobacco leaves would have been held together between the rear sections and along the length of this cutter; this would allow them to be sliced with a knife. Barong is often characterized as a lion, but may also manifest as a boar, tiger, or dragon/serpent as we see in this example. Images of Barong were believed to prevent the intervention of evil spirits. This example is beautifully detailed, with bulging eyes, fierce fangs, and frills; bedecked with a crown, dangling earrings, and a pectoral; and nicely embellished with red, black, and white pigmentation. The visage appears to emerge from a plant form, and there are billowing clouds or waves incised below. Size: 22.5" L x 21.25" H (57.2 cm x 54 cm)
Provenance: private Nevada, USA collection, collected in Bali
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#150107Age crack to rear of base. Barong section reattached at lower end. Expected age wear with scuffs, abrasions, nicks to high pointed areas, and some pigment loss, though imagery is still vivid and much of the red, black, and white pigmentation remains.Condition
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