Original Painting by Justin Bower

Original Painting by Justin Bower

Entire:12” t x 27” w

The next morning I walked out the rustic hut I had slept in to find the man with the bowls sitting outside

In reality bowls such as this one were used by Monks and pilgrims all over Asia to eat from when they travelled or on holy pilgrimages

This Teapot is currently reserved and on hold

Carved from a single tree this Jimma or Gurage Peoples Chair

with the upper crossbar representing the sky and the lower one the earth

A deeply patinated and authentic antique sculpture of Nandi with a Linga (Lord Shiva is often depicted riding on Nandi) from Karnataka

This Mukhalinga would have been used to cover and protect a Lingam stone with represented the energy of the of the Creator and originated in North Karnataka or Maharathra States

It is extremely well made

Although this was considered currency there is a difference between currency and money

An old elegant and visually pleasing hand-beaten brass and copper Tibetan or Nepalese water vessel that shows signs of authentic use

To create some of these bracelets