"Polychrome Wood Pendulum With Spices, Bali XIXth Century, Indonesia"
Spice pendulum in polychrome carved wood in the shape of a bird's head, used in the Balinese markets when buying spices.Original color, very beautiful patina, in perfect condition, sold with its metal base.
Collected by me in 1998.
width 25.5 cm height 15.5 cm, height with base 36 cm.
Folk art, mid-nineteenth century, Bali, Indonesia.