Carve Stone Owl NA Fetish? Unmarked

Measures approx 4" high 2" deep 2 3/4 wide

Photo colors are a bit dark more of yellowish green cream ground with medium brown over tones.

 

I for one, don't see NA..

 

I'm not even sure I'm seeing an owl.(LOL)

 

I can see an owl(ish) but I don’t see anything remotely NA.

 

Yes to owl, no to NA.

 

Thanks for the replies. This is from an extensive collection of authentic tribal art, mostly NA, but the collection also included a lot of antiquities from around the world. This piece stumped me...

 

@Taupou

Let’s see if we can get you an answer!

 

All I can offer is to concur that it is definitely not Native American.

I would also point out that Chinese carvings of birds and animals imitating Native American fetishes have flooded the market lately. While I can't say positively that is what this is, it does arouse my suspicions.

 

I don't think this is tribal or antiquity related. Maybe they just liked it. I have tribal pieces, antiques and antiquities, but also trinkets I just happen to like.

 

The owner passed in the late 1990s. While many pieces were very good in the collection there were definitely a few newer "fakes" that either the buyer knew as such or was ripped off. Some of the inventory was purchased online. Much was purchased in the Southwest from reputable dealers from 1960s-1980s

I helped evaluate an estate a year ago and I was so sad that the owner had paid over $5,000 for a fake Galle lamp with GOA from an "antique" store in NY. Ha. Sold at the estate sale for $250.

 

Sadly that happens every day, all day. I’ve stopped telling estate companies when they have obvious fakes priced as authentic as I’ve finally learned that most don’t care. Secondary market buying is definitely “Buyer Beware!”. A recent estate sale “treasure” was a street corner Chanel scarf made of poly with a lopsided machine stitched edge priced at $275! I hope no one bought it.

 

I see fake designer stuff around sometimes, but generally not priced as legit. Then again I've also gotten precious metal here and there priced as cheap costume - can't argue with that one.