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Not at home this weekend Hollyblue, but wil try to make some better closeups next week.
Thnx Joy :shame:
Thnx AJ, beautiful example of mandau hilt! Have seen quite a lot of them, and even bought one (complete mandau) two weeks ago. The shape is...
[ATTACH] This Edo bell made me think of west africa. I also saw some west african juwellery, with finer mesh and some small bells with a more...
By the way, noticed after posting that only the meshy part is hollow. The head and tail are filled with 'baked' sand.
Yes, that could be. Though probably something fragrant that you don't have to burn? Like rose petals maybe?
Wow, that is a quite similar piece indeed! Even the feet are alike, though no axis for wheel underneath. :)
I'm wondering where this stick with tribal looking top can be from and what it would have been used for. The stick is 88 cm. The stick is from...
Recently i picked up this bronze, lidded pot. I really like it, although sadly there is missing a bit of the webbing at one side. Underneath the...
Wow, you are so sharp! I totally overlooked that point :)
Not very refined, that's for sure! yes, i had same thought, but top to small for seat. Maybe stand for devination bowl?
:) :) :) Actually it does look a lot like many african stools (still upholding something, though not a roof :) ). However the 'seat' has a very...
I bought this african wooden statue today. It was labeled Congo, beginning of 1900s. Height is about 35 cm. Strangely the bottom (last pic) is...
I really like your items, Nancy. Especially the combination with the animal parts. :) I also have a pair of these small beaded skirts and chiefs...
[ATTACH] Always surprised how info on other items can ring a bell, to further information about items i have been trying to find myself. A few...
Reminds me a bit of my Inuit statues, featured in an earlier thread.[ATTACH]
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Yes, the handle does look similar. Is the rest of the bell also in keeping with Bali? Or could that be from about everywhere? What does imo mean?
Yes, indeed! A real treasure trove of knowledge, and very generously dispensing it. This one in an auction
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