Makara Gallery

The Makara Gallery is dedicated to the ancient arts and sculptures of the Himalayas and South Asia, Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan, India and also South East Asia. The material and artistic culture of village, tribal and rural populations is honoured through a selection of objects replete with poetry, ingenuity, expressiveness and historical and spiritual values. You will discover a wide range of ritual and shamanic objects, masks, effigies, jewellery, daily objects and curious items. We will be happy to answer your information requests.

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    Wooden Goddesses of Rural India. This book attempts to discover some of the secrets and some origins of these little known objects that ... read more
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    price:  28 €

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    Oil lamp, terracotta. Northern Nepal, Early 20th century. Height: 15 cm / 5,9 inches
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    price:  sold

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    Yak dance mask, Arunachal Pradesh, India or Eastern Bhutan. Height: 23,5 cm / 9,2 inches
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    price:  on request

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    Antique bamboo lime boxes elaborately covered with many traditional patterns. Timor, Indonesia. 20 cm and 14 cm.
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    price:  sold

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    Opium balance with its case, wood, bone, bronze. China, 19th century. 41,5 cm.
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    price:  sold

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    Antique Tibetan mantra printing block, 19th century. 26 x 23 cm
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    price:  sold

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    Sculpture of a Nat, Burma The cult of the nats is one of the important religious currents in Burma. Pre-dating Buddhism, but also having developed ... read more
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    price:  sold

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    Three amulets from Borneo, worn on necklaces for protection. Dayak culture, 10 cm, 11 cm and 11.5 cm.
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    price:  sold

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    Areca nut cutter, brass. These single-bladed hinged instruments in the form of tongs were used to cut slices of areca nut used in ... read more
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    price:  sold

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    This ancient necklace of snake vertebrae was worn for many decades by one or more Nepalese shamans. 20th century
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    price:  $ 300

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    Basketry hood from the Philippines. Ifugao, Bontoc or Igorot culture. 40 cm high 28 cm wide
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    price:  Sold

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    Antique shaman dress from Nepal, Cotton. Height : 133 cm This dress has been entirely hand-sewn.
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    price:  $850

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    Necklace from Ladakh, Tibetan cultural area. Silver, Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, Coral. First part of the 20th century.
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    price:  sold

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    Old chain of bells and grelots, shamanic culture of Nepal. The shaman places two of these chains across the shoulders.
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    price:  sold

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    Antique domestic wooden altar for deiteis, Rajasthan, Northwest India. Probably from Rajput culture, 19th century. The lighter board at the bottom of ... read more
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    price:  $400

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    Angami Naga shawl, woven red and black stripes and patterns, white cotton. State of Nagaland, Northeast India. 137 x 81 cm. Very ... read more
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    price:  $380