Tribal designs and carving

Discussion in 'Antique Discussion' started by Nabz, Mar 20, 2019.

  1. Nabz

    Nabz New Member

    i have upload some photos can anyone tell me what is it i might do an auction you can see the pics in gallery with same title.
     

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  2. i need help

    i need help Moderator Moderator

    Welcome to the Forum, Nabz! :)
    The monkeys are “the 3 wise monkeys”, plus one. Looks like holes in the bottom, as if they were attached to something.
    Maybe someone will know more about the origins of these pieces, but I don’t think any are Tribal.
     
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  3. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    Think #4 is the #MeToo monkey. Like the goat. Photos inadequate to say much more. Wood? Metal? Light/heavy? Hollow/solid? More info, por favor.
     
  4. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    I agree, nothing tribal.
    The rooster and the rather problematic goat look like folk art. Could we see more photos of those two?

    The monkeys have already been identified. They are made in different versions all over the world, mostly as the original three wise monkeys. Yours could have been made somewhere in the West, or for the tourist trade in Thailand.
    The three wise monkeys are believed to have originated in China, but this is the best known historical version, a 17th century carving in Japan:

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    From this site, with more info:
    https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/01/04/three-wise-monkeys/
     
  5. Nabz

    Nabz New Member

    it looks like wood craving or made of soil and its solid but not metal
     
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  6. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    I think they are ceramic. In which country did you find them, Nabz?
     
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    i need help Moderator Moderator

    Maybe a photo of the bottom could be helpful.
     
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  8. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    If unglazed, is it just pottery, clay (which is what I imagine Nabz intended with 'soil')?
     
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  9. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    That is what I thought.
     
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