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<p>[QUOTE="Hamburger, post: 3327349, member: 17940"]Encouraged by the friendly welcome, I'm now asking for input on these two carved wooden figures. I'm looking forward to seeing what the board's collective knowledge and experience can tell us about these items -- my searches so far have raised questions rather than providing answers.</p><p><br /></p><p>These slightly damaged figures are around 31 x 13 cm / 12" x 5". The wood seems very dense (they weigh around 750g / 1.65 lbs each) and smooth. They were left by my wife's parents and our best guess is that they were bought during a trip to southern Africa in the 1990s.</p><p><br /></p><p>The detail and general 'feel' of the figures suggests that considerable time and skill was involved in making them. Of course that doesn't mean they aren't just 'tourist art', but we're curious to know more. TIA for any input![ATTACH=full]299166[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]299167[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]299168[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]299169[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Hamburger, post: 3327349, member: 17940"]Encouraged by the friendly welcome, I'm now asking for input on these two carved wooden figures. I'm looking forward to seeing what the board's collective knowledge and experience can tell us about these items -- my searches so far have raised questions rather than providing answers. These slightly damaged figures are around 31 x 13 cm / 12" x 5". The wood seems very dense (they weigh around 750g / 1.65 lbs each) and smooth. They were left by my wife's parents and our best guess is that they were bought during a trip to southern Africa in the 1990s. The detail and general 'feel' of the figures suggests that considerable time and skill was involved in making them. Of course that doesn't mean they aren't just 'tourist art', but we're curious to know more. TIA for any input![ATTACH=full]299166[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]299167[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]299168[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]299169[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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