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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GreekAntiques, post: 4520798, member: 64355&quot;]Greetings Antiquers!&nbsp; I hope you have enjoyed your summer, and had a chance to recharge and relax.</p><p><br /></p><p>Last spring I stumbled over this sculpture languishing in an auction storeroom.&nbsp; The buyer never picked it up, apparently, and the house did not know what to do with it.&nbsp; I know very little about African sculpture, and am generally wary of purchasing African tribal items due to the large number of forgeries and low quality tourist items, but this little warrior captivated me.&nbsp; So I made a laughably low offer and, to my surprise, it was accepted.</p><p><br /></p><p>Pictures are attached, below.&nbsp; I have added a couple of accessories in the final photo, both for the purpose of providing scale and for your viewing pleasure.&nbsp; He stands almost 43&quot; high and is beautifully balanced.</p><p><br /></p><p>He has a sword and a scabbard across his back, along with various adornments and a complicated headdress.&nbsp; I assume that at one time he held a spear.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is clear damage in places, which I have tried to picture, but there are also many small holes occurring randomly. I assume these were part of the casting or manufacturing process.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have done a little research, on this site as well as others, so I have concluded the following:</p><ul> <li>It is a bronze or brass sculpture.&nbsp; It resembles the mask posted by [USER=19074]@cc89[/USER] in a 2021 post, &quot;African Bronze.&quot;&nbsp; <font size="3">[USER=8267]@2manybooks[/USER] </font>remarks here<font size="3"> &quot;</font>Most African &quot;bronzes&quot; are actually brass, an alloy of copper and zinc, as opposed to true bronze which is an alloy of copper and tin,&quot; but I cannot tell which it is. How would I?</li> </ul><p> <ul> <li>[USER=8267]@2manybooks[/USER] also concludes it appears to be in the Bamum/Bamun or Bamileke style, of northeastern Cameroon.&nbsp; Would this be the case for mine?</li> </ul><p>Would those knowledgeable please let me know what you think, regarding composition, origin, age and artistic merit?&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you very much![ATTACH=full]398307[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]398307[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]398308[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]398310[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]398311[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]398313[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]398314[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]398315[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]398316[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]398317[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]398318[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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