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Carvings & Statues
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Andean Symbology Carving - Apu de 7 Puntas Carving
Masterfully hand carved alabaster-like Apu de 7 Puntas Stone, or Mountain of Seven Points Stone, embodies the energy of the apus, mountain spirits, and displays the Andean cosmology symbols. Carved by Cusco shamanic artists, Abelardo & Luz Marina. . This stone features the carvings of amaru, the sacred serpent; puma (mountain lion), and kuntor, condor, among others. Because these are hand-carved, slight variations can occur. Handcrafted in Peru. Learn More$65.00 -
Chinese Hongshan Carved Clear 'C' Dragon and Shaman
Carving in the shape of a coiled creature with the rounded horn and bulging eyes reminiscent of the Neolithic period Hongshan culture c. 3500-3000 BCE. Note the ox nose hole believed by scholars to allow for the pendant to be attached to a garment. China. Learn More$60.00 -
Chinese Hongshan Carved Figural Totem
Intriguing and interesting Chinese carving said to represent a shaman figure, typical of the Hongshan culture. Resembling carvings attributed to the Hongshan culture, this carving includes an ox-nose loophole, i.e., a double hole resembling the nostrils of an ox, indicating that it was attached to clothing as pendant. Some scholars believed some of the carvings were adornments attached to the cloth of a shaman's ritual vestments. Some Hongshan jade animals figures were believed to possess ...mystical powers. Learn More$60.00 -
Chinese Hongshan Carved Figural Totem
This fascinating stone carving bears a Hong Shan dragon and bird facing each other nose to nose on one side and a pig dragon on the back of a water dragon's tail. Learn More$60.00 -
Chinese Hongshan Carved Shaman - Bird
Intriguing Chinese carving appearing to consist of two unique figures, said to represent a shaman morphing into a bird. Resembling carvings attributed to the Hongshan culture, this carving includes an ox-nose loophole, i.e., a double hole resembling the nostrils of an ox, indicating that it was attached to clothing as pendant. Some scholars believed some of the carvings were adornments attached to the cloth of a shaman's ritual vestments. Some Hongshan jade animals figures were believed to possess ...mystical powers. Learn More$60.00 -
Prosperity Stone Farm Cluster Amulet
This finely detailed, hand-crafted stone carving represents a miniature Andean farm complete with animals, patio, buildings and a side altar with circles. This piece is impressive for the detail and close carving of the figures. Creamy marble-like stone talismans such as this were once used among the Quechua and Aymara people for ensuring the reproductive fertility of domestic animals. Called illas or canopas in Quechua and mullas in Aymara, these are small figurative charms used to ensure fertility, love, and other of life's benefits. Those which are made for the purpose of increasing the fecundity and health of flocks of herd animals are also sometimes called chacras, that word meaning field or pasture and the charms being activated by burial in a field or pasture. Learn More$70.00











