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Powerful mask with contained strength.Hardwood, wrought iron, pitch, fur, horn and yak tail, blue pigment, old brown pat...
18/09/2026

Powerful mask with contained strength.
Hardwood, wrought iron, pitch, fur, horn and yak tail, blue pigment, old brown patina and signs of use.
Bhyansi, Humla District, south of Simikot, Northwestern Nepal.
H. 31 × W. 23 × D. 17 cm.

Published:
Himalayas – Éric Chazot, Liliane and Michel Durand-Dessert, Éditions LMDD, 2011, Volume II, no. 11.

The massive nose, almond-shaped eyes and open mouth lend this mask a dense, inward presence, almost meditative despite the vigour of its construction.

In the highlands of Northwestern Nepal, in close relation to the Tibetan cultural sphere, the yak accompanies people in travel, work and adaptation to the mountainous terrain, embodying endurance, balance and resilience in the face of the harsh mountain environment.

Here, the face seems to unite human and animal within a single ascending force, transforming the figure into a presence of authority — firm, protective and deeply rooted in its surroundings.

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Equestrian figure depicting a historical figure.Carved granite, naturally patinated through time.Achham region, Western ...
15/09/2026

Equestrian figure depicting a historical figure.
Carved granite, naturally patinated through time.
Achham region, Western Nepal.
H. 69 × W. 49 × D. 22 cm.

Published:
Himalayas – Éric Chazot, Liliane and Michel Durand-Dessert, Éditions LMDD, 2011, Volume II, no. 88.

Bibliography:
Of particular interest is the article on stone sculpture by Jean-Luc Cortès and Jean-Claude Brézillon, pp. 153–157, in La Statuaire primitive de l’Ouest du Népal.

This equestrian figure is believed to represent Sumusto, a historical figure from the aristocracy of the Khas Mallas, who later became a legendary village protector in the Achham region.

Carved from granite, the sculpture possesses a dense, compact presence, with rider and mount appearing almost inseparable. Suspended between historical memory and local legend, the work presents a man transformed into a tutelary figure — a silent guardian of the land and its community.

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Shamanic effigy with raised arms in a gesture of invocation.Repoussé, hammered and welded copper, patinated through use ...
15/09/2026

Shamanic effigy with raised arms in a gesture of invocation.
Repoussé, hammered and welded copper, patinated through use and time, with cracks and one arm reinforced.
Northwestern Nepal.
H. 40 × W. 29 × D. 14 cm.

Provenance:
Former Jean-Luc Cortès Collection.

Published:

* Himalayas – Éric Chazot, Liliane and Michel Durand-Dessert, Éditions LMDD, 2011, Volume II, no. 92.
* Jean-Luc Cortès and Jean-Claude Brézillon, La Statuaire primitive de l’ouest du Népal, Héritage Architectural, Paris, 2011, p. 149.

This copper effigy most likely represents a dhami, a shaman from Western Nepal, captured in a gesture of invocation to the forces of nature. The feline face, raised eyes and uplifted arms give the figure a presence that is at once human, animal and ritual.

In the vertical momentum of the body, reaching towards the sky and unseen powers, the figure appears suspended between asceticism, trance and protective apparition.

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Seated figure in padmāsana, hands joined in namasté.Bronze with green patina, marked by time.Northwestern Nepal. Prior t...
15/09/2026

Seated figure in padmāsana, hands joined in namasté.
Bronze with green patina, marked by time.
Northwestern Nepal. Prior to the 17th century.
H. 36.5 × W. 27 cm.

Published:
Himalayas – Éric Chazot, Liliane and Michel Durand-Dessert, Éditions LMDD, 2011, Volume II, no. 107.

The ancient bronzes of Northwestern Nepal bear witness to an artistic tradition deeply influenced by Buddhist iconography. The geometric construction of the figure, the broad shoulders, the slender forearms and the stability of the padmāsana convey a search for balance in which the simplification of forms contributes fully to the expressive power of the work.

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Masta guardian mask with an architecturally structured face.Wood, old brown patina visible beneath a coating of white cl...
14/09/2026

Masta guardian mask with an architecturally structured face.
Wood, old brown patina visible beneath a coating of white clay, traces of pitch around the mouth, signs of use and age.
Jumla region, Northwestern Nepal.
H. 47 × W. 15 × D. 14 cm.

Provenance:
Galerie Dalton Somaré, Milan.

Published:
Himalayas – Éric Chazot, Liliane and Michel Durand-Dessert, Éditions LMDD, 2011, Volume II, no. 37.

The Masta are important tutelary deities of the Jumla region, associated with local cults, ancestral lineages and the oracular practices of the dhami. This imposing mask embodies their guardian nature: a high forehead, a face articulated through geometric planes, a strongly projecting nose and an open mouth.

Its almost Cubist geometry gives the figure an ageless power, emerging from a world in which the protection of villages, homes and ancestors was entrusted to the force of forms.

NepalArt HimalayanArt HimalayanCulture NorthwestNepal ShamanicArt Shamanism RitualArt RitualMask SacredArt TutelaryDeity GuardianMask Dhami AsianArt TribalArt EthnographicArt WoodMask WoodSculpture AncientArt ArtHistory ArtCollector ArtCollection AsianAntiques DaltonSomare EricChazot DurandDessert

Expressive mask with white linear decoration.Hardwood, old brown patina, natural white pigments and signs of use.Bajura ...
14/09/2026

Expressive mask with white linear decoration.
Hardwood, old brown patina, natural white pigments and signs of use.
Bajura region, Far Western Nepal.
H. 24 × W. 16 cm.

Published:
Éric Chazot, Liliane and Michel Durand-Dessert, Himalayas – Art & Shamans, Paris, LMDD, 2009, Volume I, no. 10.

This mask from the Bajura region belongs to the ancient shamanic traditions of Far Western Nepal. Likely worn during communal rituals or healing ceremonies, it may have embodied spirits, ancestors or tutelary powers, invoked to preserve the balance between the human world and unseen forces.

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Mask with a distorted nose and carved decoration on the forehead.Wood, cord, old honey and brown patina, signs of use an...
14/09/2026

Mask with a distorted nose and carved decoration on the forehead.
Wood, cord, old honey and brown patina, signs of use and age, with natural pigments.
Probably Humla region, Nepal.
H. 26 × W. 18 cm.

The forehead, engraved with parallel lines, the hollowed eyes and the slightly distorted nose create a rugged, almost youthful face. Its open mouth lends it a wild yet restrained presence, as though the mask still guarded the secrets of the shamanic rituals through which it has passed.

In its ancient simplicity, this work retains the full power of its memory.

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Female figure wearing traditional Nepalese dress.Wood, thick old patina of white pigment, with signs of use and age.West...
14/09/2026

Female figure wearing traditional Nepalese dress.
Wood, thick old patina of white pigment, with signs of use and age.
Western Nepal.
H. 55 cm.

Published:
Éric Chazot, Liliane and Michel Durand-Dessert, Himalayas – Art & Shamans, Paris, LMDD, 2009, Volume I, no. 101.

This female figure is distinguished by the gentle expression of her face and the quiet simplicity of her posture. The costume, treated as an enveloping form, gives the body a calm, almost motionless presence, in which femininity emerges without ostentation.

Amid the rugged landscapes of the Nepalese highlands, this effigy seems to preserve a sense of ancient serenity — a silent image of protection, continuity and everyday life.

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Kneeling protector in namasté.Wood with a crusted patina of white clay and ritual deposits, cracks, old patina, and sign...
13/09/2026

Kneeling protector in namasté.
Wood with a crusted patina of white clay and ritual deposits, cracks, old patina, and signs of use and age.
Northwestern Nepal.
H. 43 cm.

Provenance:
Former Stéphane Mangin Collection.

Published:
Himalayas – Éric Chazot, Liliane and Michel Durand-Dessert, Éditions LMDD, 2011, Volume II, no. 99.

Exhibited:
Espace Durand-Dessert, September 4, 2010 – July 31, 2011.

This kneeling figure, hands joined in namasté, conveys a powerful presence through the simplicity of its gesture. Placed within a ritual or domestic setting, it received offerings and deposits of white clay, expressions of devotion as well as hope.

Standing between the human and divine realms, the figure becomes an intermediary presence, entrusted with receiving offerings and granting human wishes.

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Rakshasa mask with an elongated, slender nose.Wood, black, ochre, red and white polychromy.Terai, Southeastern Nepal.H. ...
13/09/2026

Rakshasa mask with an elongated, slender nose.
Wood, black, ochre, red and white polychromy.
Terai, Southeastern Nepal.
H. 36 × W. 20 × D. 10 cm.

Published:

* Liliane and Michel Durand-Dessert – Éric Chazot, Himalayas – Art & Shamans, Paris, LMDD, 2011, Volume II, no. 104.
* Himalaya: The Face of the Gods, Musée départemental de Saint-Antoine-l’Abbaye, Isère, 1995, no. 1, p. 43.

Exhibited:

* Musée départemental de Saint-Antoine-l’Abbaye, Isère, Himalaya: The Face of the Gods, June 4 – October 15, 1995.
* Espace Durand-Dessert, September 4, 2010 – July 31, 2011.

In Hindu and Himalayan imagination, the Rakshasa belongs to the realm of formidable, often demonic beings, whose power can nevertheless serve to keep at bay forces that threaten the balance of the world.

Here, the projecting elongated nose, narrow eyes and open mouth lend the face a striking tension, poised between ferocity and sacred presence. Beneath the ancient polychromy, the figure seems still to embody the force of a threshold being, standing between the visible and the invisible.

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