@all_fakes Thanks for your insight! So most likely bone then? The hollow rounded cavity in the middle would suggest where the marrow was? So...
Hmm ok, I get your point about tourists carvings, and the repetition.. And Netsukes I have read were done by real artisans would would have died...
Based in Yorkshire, UK.. I bought them on an antiques / second hand market with the intention of putting a 925 silver loop on them and then onto a...
I suppose they look African / Tribal? Possible an island like Papa New Guinea etc?
Sorry 23, I said a couple cause I had 2 on my table :)
Around 2 inches maybe 60mm for some.. and width and thickness proportional.
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I have 23 of them, and they are alll unique.. I will go take a pic of them all now.
The image make it look plastic.. And 'bitty'...
Here you go. [ATTACH] I have 23 of them. All unique but in this same style.
I have a couple of these. They don't particularly look Japanese but I could be wrong. They are smooth, hard, cold and of a good weight.. not...
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