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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;all_fakes, post: 345622, member: 55&quot;]Thanks for the heads-up.&nbsp; I might mention that of the four items shown in your post, the first is a shaman&#039;s figure of which there are some genuine examples known; but that figure has also been extensively faked by the Indonesians, to the point that I couldn&#039;t judge authenticity without holding the item in hand; the third, the white mask with a blue nose, I&#039;d say is a fake.&nbsp; The other two look good.</p><p>In the auction listings, among a number of nice NW Coast native items, there are also &quot;6 old shaman&#039;s charms&quot; which are well-known Indonesian-made pendants.&nbsp; Available to the bead-trade for about $1 each, but commonly sold at auction as genuine old native items.&nbsp; We know they are fake because there are not now, and never have been, any genuine native items like that.&nbsp;&nbsp; Wonder what the closing bid was....</p><p>But it is always buyer beware.....[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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