Starman Statue?

Discussion in 'Tribal Art' started by Mario, Jan 20, 2020.

  1. Mario

    Mario Well-Known Member

    Would anybody have any inkling as to what this would represent? Very unusual statuette, very hard material measuring 5"H. Any help in pointing me in the right direction would be greatly appreciated. star1.jpg star2.jpg star3.jpg star4.jpg star5.jpg
     
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  2. wiscbirddog

    wiscbirddog Well-Known Member

    Is it cement/concrete?
     
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  3. moreotherstuff

    moreotherstuff Izorizent

    I'm absolutely certain we have seen one of these before, and fairly sure no one knew anything. Hard to believe there are two of them.
     
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  4. clutteredcloset49

    clutteredcloset49 Well-Known Member

    BigFoot?;)

    Does it look like someone burned a candle inside?
     
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  5. 2manybooks

    2manybooks Well-Known Member

    Looks like a student project, although the clay body does have some ethnographic characteristics. Perhaps an experiment in homemade clay.
     
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  6. Mario

    Mario Well-Known Member

    Not clay nor concrete/cement. Not a candle holder either. Haha, bigfoot with a spacesuit, mebbe.
     
  7. 2manybooks

    2manybooks Well-Known Member

    Not suggesting at all that your object is from the Nok culture, but this is what I meant by the character of the clay body, with noticeable inclusions:
    [​IMG]Yours sure looks like fired ceramic to me, from the composition, and the way it has been shaped and cut.
     
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  8. moreotherstuff

    moreotherstuff Izorizent

    I have seen one of these before, but not on these boards... I had one! And it's not the same one! Can't find the text file on mine, but I'm confident there was no real info there.
    Soldier Guy Figure - aa.JPG

    That photo is from about 20 years ago, taken with a camera that recorded the image to a floppy disc.
     
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  10. Mario

    Mario Well-Known Member

    Wow, learn something new every day. Now I wonder how old it is, regardless, at least I know what it is, thanks to all for your informative help.
     
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  11. moreotherstuff

    moreotherstuff Izorizent

    It's not a connection I would have made. Maybe these are souvenirs from that museum.

    (Now I have to update all my files.)
     
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