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<p>[QUOTE="Taupou, post: 335922, member: 45"]I agree, the additional photos, especially of that tall piece, show some details not shown in the first photos, that might change things a bit. And the numbers on the back of the gope board would be associated with items made for sale, for example. </p><p><br /></p><p>But I would still think that these (but perhaps not the tall one after seeing the closeups) are not the typical tourist pieces coming out of PNG recently. There isn't much of a demand for these rather unusual forms and styles. Tourists generally want a mask, a smaller piece that will fit in their luggage, and something they can easily identify and display.</p><p><br /></p><p>The fact that these aren't from the Sepik River, whose style of art most people are more familiar with, also needs to be taken into account. </p><p><br /></p><p>But at least you found out it's not African![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Taupou, post: 335922, member: 45"]I agree, the additional photos, especially of that tall piece, show some details not shown in the first photos, that might change things a bit. And the numbers on the back of the gope board would be associated with items made for sale, for example. But I would still think that these (but perhaps not the tall one after seeing the closeups) are not the typical tourist pieces coming out of PNG recently. There isn't much of a demand for these rather unusual forms and styles. Tourists generally want a mask, a smaller piece that will fit in their luggage, and something they can easily identify and display. The fact that these aren't from the Sepik River, whose style of art most people are more familiar with, also needs to be taken into account. But at least you found out it's not African![/QUOTE]
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