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   Sayada Mona Member

   

    

   Sayada Mona, May 3, 2021

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   i need help Moderator Moderator

   Very nice! Bamboo root mask. It’s difficult for me to pin down the origin, not something I know much about.
   Maybe @Any Jewelry @Ce BCA @2manybooks @komokwa has an idea.

    

   i need help, May 3, 2021

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   Hollyblue Well-Known Member

   Palm tree root similar to this one. https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-early-1900s-indonesian-carved-401673176

    

   Hollyblue, May 3, 2021

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   Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

   Yes, it is bamboo root. Chinese, not Indonesian.
   
   On some of these you can see the bamboo segments:
   
   
   https://www.sellingantiques.co.uk/5...sque-carved-masks-made-of-bamboo-roots-c1930/
   
   Here is one of Shouxing, the Chinese God of longevity, with the bulging forehead:
   
   

    

   Any Jewelry, May 3, 2021

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