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  1. 5 January 2013

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    Reblogged from
    peterjaussie

    • art deco
    • bats
    • sculpture
    • 20th Century
    • dance
    • ivory
    • german art
    peterjaussie:

Art deco bronze/ivory Bat Dancer c1930 on Flickr.  by F Preiss

    peterjaussie:

    Art deco bronze/ivory Bat Dancer c1930 on Flickr.
    by F Preiss

  2. 9 June 2012

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    Reblogged from
    gallarusarts

    • sculpture
    • ivory
    • royalty
    • history
    • awesome facial hair
    • 16th century
    gallarusarts:

Ivory Bust of King of France Henri IV 1553-1610 probably late 1500’s.

    gallarusarts:

    Ivory Bust of King of France Henri IV 1553-1610 probably late 1500’s.

  3. 13 May 2012

    5 notes

    • mask
    • ivory
    • mother's day
    • 16th century
    Pendant Mask of Queen Mother Idia, Edo people of Benin, 16th century.
“The pendant mask is believed to have been produced in the early sixteenth century for the King or “Oba” Esigie, the king of Benin, to honor his mother, Idia.”

    Pendant Mask of Queen Mother Idia, Edo people of Benin, 16th century.

    “The pendant mask is believed to have been produced in the early sixteenth century for the King or “Oba” Esigie, the king of Benin, to honor his mother, Idia.”

  4. 3 January 2012

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    Reblogged from
    suchasensualdestroyer-deactivat

    • Hinduism
    • sculpture
    • ivory
    • mythology
    • 18th Century
    • indian art
    suchasensualdestroyer:


South India, Image of Ravana, ivory, c. 18th c.

    suchasensualdestroyer:

    South India, Image of Ravana, ivory, c. 18th c.

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