90" VINTAGE BALINESE MELASTI HINDU FOLK ART CARVED WOOD SCULPTURE, c. 1950's

Description

90" VINTAGE
BALINESE MELASTI
HINDU FOLK ART
CARVED WOOD
SCULPTURE,
c. 1950's
approximate
measurements
length: 90.0"
depth: 3.0"
height: 18.0"
sculpture depicts a Melasti
ceremony of purification that
is celebrated before the Balinese
Hindu Saka New year with
thousands of processions of
believers dressed in their finest
temple attire who march to the
sea or rivers with ritual objects
such as flags, gongs & umbrellas
to be purified
this particular carved wood folk
art sculpture consists of 13
persons and two animals and
concludes with a gong
condition
chips and flaking to the finish
and wood, loss of paint, loss
of ritual objects if they were
present
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due to the long length of
the sculpture, this will be
a no-shipping/pick up only
offering located in
Mandeville Cyn/West LA
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terms of
sale
seller
can cancel any bid
and/or end auction at any time
winning domestic bidder must
pick up item -- no shipping
payment w/n 48 hours
of end of auction
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