Temple Warrior Guardian Nat Female Figure XL Ca.1950 wooden buddha necklace friendship

friendship

The hand gesture may have had roots in ancient Hindu Culture also

colored glass and beads

Weaver weights used by the Tiv people of Nigeria

30mm x 27mm

Temple Warrior Guardian Nat Female Figure XL Ca.1950 wooden buddha necklace friendshipTemple Warrior Guardian Nat Female Figure XL Ca. 1950 Measure approx. 30" tall x 10" wide x 8" deep Materials: polychrome and gold leaf on a finely carved wooden figure. Origin is Burma A Nat, in Burmese folk religion, are a group of Spirits that are the objects of an extensive, probably pre Buddhist cult. In Thailand, a similar spirit is called Phi (Ghost). The most important of the Nats are a group collectively called the Thirty Seven, made up of