Antique Hand-Carved Solid Wood & Lacquer Spice Bowl native american bracelets of the mask wearer and

of the mask wearer and transformed the wearer into a mystical state in a way to communicate with the supernatural to influence the powerful forces in nature

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

folding doors and sliding lower draw

Size: 7 1/2” t x 8” t

Size:7” diameter x 4” t

Antique Hand-Carved Solid Wood & Lacquer Spice Bowl native american bracelets of the mask wearer andThe Swat valley in N. W. Pakistan near the Afghan border is the gateway to Central Asia and the Himalayas. The thick Alpine forests offered a very rare and sought after commodity in Asia hardwood. Buildings, doors and furniture were all carved from solid wood. Utilitarian objects including plates, bowls, spoons and containers were all carved from dense wood. The carvers of the Swat Valley and Kashmir and the wood carving culture is world famous. This