This lovely pair of small 9 inch by 5 inch panels each feature a figure in lavish robes holding a Hagoita paddle. The figures are made from etched inlay bone segments with a couple of mother of pearl butterflies fluttering above their heads and a lotus-like tuft of grass in the corners.
The pieces are in very good condition with minor shallow indentations and a couple of small chips around the side edge and corner of one of the panels (please see pictures).
The reverse of each piece bears an export sticker which is illegible.
There is a small nail on the back of each piece with a twist of wire for hanging.
This pair is simple and date from the turn of, or early decades of, the 20th Century. They do not have the ostentatious decorative flourishes that usually surround newer pieces and would look fabulous on the wall of a minimalist or primitive home.
