by Cabinet of Curiosities | Oct 25, 2014 | Archive
Ca. 1940s Child size viewing casket. A beautiful tribute to life and death. solid wood construction with hand painted flowers and flourishes. A viewing window opens up to a white silk lined interior. Approx 4ft tall.
by Cabinet of Curiosities | Sep 17, 2014 | Archive
by Cabinet of Curiosities | Sep 17, 2014 | Archive
From the collection of William ‘Billy’ Jamieson. A large wooden hollow African helmet mask, a Makonde mask from Tanzania. The face shows remnants of a previous paintjob, with the carved eyelids, nose, and mouth painted in red and the eyes and teeth painted in white. A...
by Cabinet of Curiosities | Aug 30, 2014 | Archive
Merycoidodon culbertsoni Class Mammalia, Order Artiodactyla, Suborder Oreodonta, Family Merycoidodontidae, Subfamily Oreodontinae Geologic Time: Oligocene – (35 million years ago) Merycoidodon was an oreodont, meaning “mountain tooth”, and were...
by Cabinet of Curiosities | Aug 30, 2014 | Archive
The Ifugao Tribe on the island Luzon in the Philippines, use Bulul statues as guardians to protect the rice harvest after a ritual animal sacrifice. One stand 18″ and the other 14 1/2″.