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  1. 2manybooks liked Roaring20s's post in the thread Help ID Satsuma Vase.

    https://www.bluecherryantiques.co.uk/pages/japanese-satsuma-ware-marks-and-information [ATTACH]

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  2. 2manybooks liked Any Jewelry's post in the thread Steatite Ntadi figure Kongo Kingdom?.

    Interesting, but I think that one is a Sapi carving, as Calum and you thought. It has that 'knobbly' look and face armbands of other...

    Mar 14, 2026 at 11:14 AM

  3. 2manybooks replied to the thread Steatite Ntadi figure Kongo Kingdom?.

    I am looking back, now, at a post from Calum (who we have not heard from in awhile) - a stone figure that might be related to these...

    Mar 13, 2026 at 3:02 PM

  4. 2manybooks replied to the thread Hills Collectibles.

    Welcome! It will be good to have another contributor knowledgeable in ethnographic arts.

    Mar 13, 2026 at 2:58 PM

  5. 2manybooks liked Marote's post in the thread Any Arabic readers?.

    I misread the info and thought the 2nd pic was the reversed version :bag:

    Mar 13, 2026 at 2:49 PM

  6. 2manybooks liked wlwhittier's post in the thread Any Arabic readers?.

    I don't understand why you would...but if that's your choice I'll take it off your hands an' gladly pay shipping...I like it!

    Mar 13, 2026 at 2:49 PM

  7. 2manybooks replied to the thread Any Arabic readers?.

    Terry's first photo, which is described as "reversed", is the correct orientation (as it would appear when printed). So Roaring's image...

    Mar 13, 2026 at 12:26 PM

  8. 2manybooks liked Hills's post in the thread Hills Collectibles.

    Hi everyone, my name is Hills. I’m the founder of Hills Collectibles and TribalArt.com. I’ve spent years immersed in the world of...

    Mar 13, 2026 at 12:09 PM

  9. 2manybooks liked David Askett's post in the thread Child’s Battledress.

    Thanks. I’ve also seen uniforms for nine or ten-year-old kids, but this one is tiny, for a three or four-year-old. Sure wish I had a...

    Mar 12, 2026 at 11:32 PM

  10. 2manybooks liked Any Jewelry's post in the thread Steatite Ntadi figure Kongo Kingdom?.

    Very interesting, thank you. So that means he is antique and probably made for trade. I like the trade aspect, always interesting, like...

    Mar 12, 2026 at 12:13 PM

  11. 2manybooks attached a file to the thread Child’s Battledress.

    I agree that the outfit does not look like a homemade version, but actually produced by a military supplier. Here is a 10 year old...

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  12. 2manybooks attached a file to the thread Steatite Ntadi figure Kongo Kingdom?.

    He certainly looks similar to the other examples you found. Here is an extended quote that accompanies a stone ancestor figure from...

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  13. 2manybooks liked David Askett's post in the thread Child’s Battledress.

    Thanks! The Quebec service number fits with the Three Rivers - Trois Rivieres - Regiment.

    Mar 11, 2026 at 1:36 PM

  14. 2manybooks replied to the thread Child’s Battledress.

    According to this website - https://www.canadiansoldiers.com/procedures/regimentalnumber.htm - the "D" in the service number would...

    Mar 11, 2026 at 11:59 AM

  15. 2manybooks attached a file to the thread Child’s Battledress.

    [ATTACH] https://www.ebay.com/itm/353066188087 [ATTACH] WWII RCAC Royal Canadian Armored Corps Identifier Badge...

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