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<p>[QUOTE="DragonflyWink, post: 3804826, member: 111"]Heh, grew up in Florida, am well aware of the differences between alligators and crocodiles (though our crocs only live down south, and aren't common there) - but this is not a stuffed reptile, it's a wooden carving, subject to the carver's skill and interpretation. Personally, while there are numerous variations, would look at the style of the carving, the shells, discs of shell, etc. used in the prominent eyes, even the circular snout tip, the representation of the genital pouch, and the feet facing back are common to Papuan crocodile carvings...</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.antiquers.com/attachments/art-carved-alligator-1aa-jpg.316937/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]317033[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Two-Large-Vintage-Carved-Wooden-PNG-Papua-New-Guinea-Crocodile-Figurines-/254528619810" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Two-Large-Vintage-Carved-Wooden-PNG-Papua-New-Guinea-Crocodile-Figurines-/254528619810" rel="nofollow">https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Two-Large-Vintage-Carved-Wooden-PNG-Papua-New-Guinea-Crocodile-Figurines-/254528619810</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]317046[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="http://ancientpoint.com/inf/166345-brt_vintage_old_1960__s_png_detailed_baby_crocodile_wood_carving_pacific.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://ancientpoint.com/inf/166345-brt_vintage_old_1960__s_png_detailed_baby_crocodile_wood_carving_pacific.html" rel="nofollow">http://ancientpoint.com/inf/166345-brt_vintage_old_1960__s_png_detailed_baby_crocodile_wood_carving_pacific.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]317042[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="https://tinyurl.com/p3n7um5e" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://tinyurl.com/p3n7um5e" rel="nofollow">https://tinyurl.com/p3n7um5e</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.antiquers.com/attachments/art-carved-alligator-8aaa-jpg.316949/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]317038[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="https://www.catawiki.com/l/28113861-painted-bowl-crocodile-1-wood-sepik-papua-new-guinea" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.catawiki.com/l/28113861-painted-bowl-crocodile-1-wood-sepik-papua-new-guinea" rel="nofollow">https://www.catawiki.com/l/28113861-painted-bowl-crocodile-1-wood-sepik-papua-new-guinea</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]317039[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/gorringes/catalogue-id-srgo10009/lot-f65b727d-ea57-466b-8e40-a43d00ec4379#lotDetails" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/gorringes/catalogue-id-srgo10009/lot-f65b727d-ea57-466b-8e40-a43d00ec4379#lotDetails" rel="nofollow">https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/gorringes/catalogue-id-srgo10009/lot-f65b727d-ea57-466b-8e40-a43d00ec4379#lotDetails</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]317043[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]317044[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="https://www.southwaikato.govt.nz/our-district/arts-and-culture/talking-poles/details/new-guinea-carving" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.southwaikato.govt.nz/our-district/arts-and-culture/talking-poles/details/new-guinea-carving" rel="nofollow">https://www.southwaikato.govt.nz/our-district/arts-and-culture/talking-poles/details/new-guinea-carving</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]317047[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="https://www.naturepl.com/stock-photo-crocodylus-porosus-nature-image00700406.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.naturepl.com/stock-photo-crocodylus-porosus-nature-image00700406.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.naturepl.com/stock-photo-crocodylus-porosus-nature-image00700406.html</a><a href="https://www.naturepl.com/stock-photo-crocodylus-porosus-nature-image00700406.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.naturepl.com/stock-photo-crocodylus-porosus-nature-image00700406.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.naturepl.com/stock-photo-crocodylus-porosus-nature-image00700406.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]317048[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="https://www.wikiwand.com/en/New_Guinea_crocodile" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.wikiwand.com/en/New_Guinea_crocodile" rel="nofollow">https://www.wikiwand.com/en/New_Guinea_crocodile</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>To my eye, this version, with its extremely long skinny nose and total lack of teeth, is much less like the actual critter than yours:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]317053[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/294037019524" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/294037019524" rel="nofollow">https://www.ebay.com/itm/294037019524</a><a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/294037019524" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/294037019524" rel="nofollow">https://www.ebay.com/itm/294037019524</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>All that said, would think a Gator fan would be happy to have it...</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DragonflyWink, post: 3804826, member: 111"]Heh, grew up in Florida, am well aware of the differences between alligators and crocodiles (though our crocs only live down south, and aren't common there) - but this is not a stuffed reptile, it's a wooden carving, subject to the carver's skill and interpretation. Personally, while there are numerous variations, would look at the style of the carving, the shells, discs of shell, etc. used in the prominent eyes, even the circular snout tip, the representation of the genital pouch, and the feet facing back are common to Papuan crocodile carvings... [IMG]https://www.antiquers.com/attachments/art-carved-alligator-1aa-jpg.316937/[/IMG] [ATTACH=full]317033[/ATTACH] [URL]https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Two-Large-Vintage-Carved-Wooden-PNG-Papua-New-Guinea-Crocodile-Figurines-/254528619810[/URL] [ATTACH=full]317046[/ATTACH] [URL]http://ancientpoint.com/inf/166345-brt_vintage_old_1960__s_png_detailed_baby_crocodile_wood_carving_pacific.html[/URL] [ATTACH=full]317042[/ATTACH] [URL]https://tinyurl.com/p3n7um5e[/URL] [IMG]https://www.antiquers.com/attachments/art-carved-alligator-8aaa-jpg.316949/[/IMG] [ATTACH=full]317038[/ATTACH] [URL]https://www.catawiki.com/l/28113861-painted-bowl-crocodile-1-wood-sepik-papua-new-guinea[/URL] [ATTACH=full]317039[/ATTACH] [URL]https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/gorringes/catalogue-id-srgo10009/lot-f65b727d-ea57-466b-8e40-a43d00ec4379#lotDetails[/URL] [ATTACH=full]317043[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]317044[/ATTACH] [URL]https://www.southwaikato.govt.nz/our-district/arts-and-culture/talking-poles/details/new-guinea-carving[/URL] [ATTACH=full]317047[/ATTACH] [URL]https://www.naturepl.com/stock-photo-crocodylus-porosus-nature-image00700406.html[/URL][URL]https://www.naturepl.com/stock-photo-crocodylus-porosus-nature-image00700406.html[/URL] [ATTACH=full]317048[/ATTACH] [URL]https://www.wikiwand.com/en/New_Guinea_crocodile[/URL] To my eye, this version, with its extremely long skinny nose and total lack of teeth, is much less like the actual critter than yours: [ATTACH=full]317053[/ATTACH] [URL]https://www.ebay.com/itm/294037019524[/URL][URL]https://www.ebay.com/itm/294037019524[/URL] All that said, would think a Gator fan would be happy to have it... ~Cheryl[/QUOTE]
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