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Mythical Animal Protector Carved Teak Medicine Box browse these categories for related items... All Items: Vintage Arts:Regional Art:Asian:Southeast Asian:Folk Art: Pre 1980: item # 805354 Please refer to our stock # 12-43 when inquiring.
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| An elephant-like mythical animal believed to offer protection to a house and its inhabitants is carved of teak wood and sealed with black lacquer. From the Shan minority people in northeast Burma, the carving has a sliding lid over a large open area that was used to store medicine. The animal is a fanciful composite creature from the carver’s imagination. The trunk is raised over a distinctly non-elephant-like open mouth with sharp teeth. The ears are flowers that extend upwards from above the eyes and are anchored to the back of the animal on fat stems. Front and back legs have wings and end in clawed feet, and a long tail curls over the right rump—a most unusual animal. It dates to the 1970s and shows wear only on the bottom of the feet. The lacquer surface both on the exterior and in the storage space is in such good condition it probably had been redone. Dimensions: height 15 ˝” (39 cm), length 18” (46 cm), depth 17 ˝” (19 cm). | |||||||||||
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