Featured Antler Hand Carved Eagle (no signature)

I have a hand-carved eagle which I purchased when I first came to Canada. I hope someone can identify the artist as it is an extremely beautiful carving. It measures 5.1/2" tall by 1.1/4" in diameter.

 

That IS extremely beautiful. Quite the skilled artist.


Looks like I'm on a roll this morning
https://www.collectorsweekly.com/st...-hand-carved-eagle?in=1705-unsolved-mysteries


Look at this one...
https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/d...agle-fish-moose-antler-carving/id-f_17946892/

 

That's the OP's on another forum

 

I know, I did the same thing with another piece, earlier.

 

Hi flipper, the first link was to my wifes CW page. But as usual you have come up with a link and I feel that the carving is so similar to the carving of my eagle that it may not be North American tribal art. The antler may infact have been scorced in NA then carved in Indonesia. Thank you for pointing me in the right direction, now I will do some more research.

 

This company............. https://www.coloradomineralandfossilshows.com/artifactual.html

 

Thanks Hollyblue, I have to stay home for god knows how long.... the more research the better.

 

I'm not an antler expert, but have seen some....and the antler here doesn't look like what I'd expect for North American, especially if one were thinking NW US or Canada....but I could be wrong.

 

Hi all_fakes, I do believe the lower part of a whitetail deer is quiet knobbly like the bottom of the carving.

 

How could you tell where the antler comes from,the Boy Scouts have been collecting hundreds for years........... http://www.jacksonholetraveler.com/article/elkfest-jackson-hole-antler-auction/

 

Could be. The color however looks a lot like imported Sambar Stag that I've used for knife-making; from India and SE Asia.

 

I dont think deer from Indonesia have the knobbly bit on the bottom of their antlers.

 

Yes you could be right.

 

I don't have any issue with the antler material, but the many NA eagles I have seen were better observed & more accurately rendered when it came to the feathers. This one looks crossed with a lizard.

 

The color was probably stained with potassium permanganate which knife makers have used for many years.

 

https://creelandgow.com/product/bald-eagle-with-fish-moose-antler-carving/
"From Indonesia"

 

I think someone used the handle off an old carving knife.........

 

I don't see any indication that it is Native-made.

 

Okay Bronwen, what you feel look like scales are petruding not flat.

 

Woo! you could be right Komokwa. Good observation.