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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 2437469, member: 2844&quot;]It is gorgeous, blooey. But not Bali.</p><p>These 3D friezes and carvings are made in Jepara, on Java&#039;s north coast. And yes, teak, from East Java, where the best teak is from. The subjects are from Javanese history and mythology, generally Hindu-based.</p><p>There are so many stories this could have been a scene from. It looks like the character on the far right is Hindu God Indra, wielding his vajra mace.</p><p><br /></p><p>Although Jepara/Japara has been a woodcarving and furniture manufacturing centre for centuries, I have never seen pre-war 3D friezes. So I guess yours wasn&#039;t too old when it appeared in Vancouver in the 70s.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is one of mine, depicting Sinta and the Golden Hind, a scene from the Hindu epic Ramayana. It is smaller than yours, but it shows the layered effect very nicely. All carved from one piece of teak. Unfortunately the lacquer is coming loose in places.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]264524[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]264525[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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