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Glad Cheeto is recovering!
I'll have to defer to others on these!
I'd say very likely Glen Rabena; the rim on the bottom I've seen on another of his pieces. I've got a seal mask I could compare signatures on,...
...... Indeed. And balance, and originality within stylistic details that are specific to the artist's own specific cultural band, rather than...
Maybe take a bunch of coconut pieces, use glue or resin to make a solid block, turn it on a lathe...seems like a lot of work, but sure looks like...
I wonder if it might have been made from a coconut, rather than carved from wood? The scraped marks shown are reminiscent of patterns seen in...
Yes, all tagua - the lower ones with the outside layer almost entirely removed; the upper one with most of the outer layer remaining.
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I'm sorry, I stand by my earlier posts, #26 & 27. The coloring is exactly what is produced in the Indonesian cottage industry, by dunking in tea...
Looks like it could be bone, as it does appear to have the pores characteristic of bone. Another possibility might be African soapstone, which is...
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