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<p>[QUOTE="all_fakes, post: 439940, member: 55"]Yes, the price mentioned is silly, based on the erroneous opinion that it is argillite....</p><p>A good illustration of the futility in researching items based on ebay listings; sellers are often wrong.</p><p>The label shown also illustrates several important ideas: "a design from authentic motifs" does not mean "designed by a native."</p><p>"Handcrafted" does not mean "hand-carved."</p><p>Most native-style items which have the description "handcrafted" are actually just poured into the molds by hand; or have details applied by hand after the casting process.</p><p>One interesting thing about the Thornburg items is that they use a variety of materials; cast resin; and a plastic compound similar to that used in blow-molds; and also plaster-like materials.</p><p>Most casting firms (Boma - resin, Wolf Enterprises - plaster come to mind) have each used a single medium through the years.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="all_fakes, post: 439940, member: 55"]Yes, the price mentioned is silly, based on the erroneous opinion that it is argillite.... A good illustration of the futility in researching items based on ebay listings; sellers are often wrong. The label shown also illustrates several important ideas: "a design from authentic motifs" does not mean "designed by a native." "Handcrafted" does not mean "hand-carved." Most native-style items which have the description "handcrafted" are actually just poured into the molds by hand; or have details applied by hand after the casting process. One interesting thing about the Thornburg items is that they use a variety of materials; cast resin; and a plastic compound similar to that used in blow-molds; and also plaster-like materials. Most casting firms (Boma - resin, Wolf Enterprises - plaster come to mind) have each used a single medium through the years.[/QUOTE]
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