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I'd agree; and add that most likely it is more wall-art than a good-sounding playable mandolin. The tuners might help judge age, but there's a...
I'm sure I've seen one of these, and possibly a thread about it. I seem to remember some sort of food or agricultural use.....tofu, cheese,...
Yes; it needs a bridge, but should be a playable instrument; not real high-quality, and the tuners being push-pegs rather than geared tuners will...
I'm seeing this as made of pottery, with a great many impressed cowrie-shells. The shells do give it an African vibe; but the general appearance...
Excellent link; and if "Hubcap" says it, you know it is true, and well-researched. But as mentioned, the number of cast totempoles being listed in...
Some googling indicates the SIC Co "signature" or label is associated with cast manufactured products; some possibly with real wood bases. Also...
Like a homemade version of https://www.completecareshop.co.uk/moving-and-handling/molift-hoists/molift-mover-180-4-point-spreader-bar [ATTACH]
Indeed. and commonly listed on ebay as a "Native American Rattle." Or "raddle," take your pick. (and if you've never seen one in use, you rub...
I like that idea; and if it were nautical, it looks more like a grappling hook than an anchor; but I like the lifting device idea, might even be a...
Just to clarify on the Paramount; this is an instance where the same name was used over time for a number of instruments by a numbers of makers;...
A taxidermy bison head, for the man-cave.
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