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- Sat Feb 08, 2025 8:33 pm
- Forum: What is it? (Object identification)
- Topic: Which period for this Yombe maternity sculpture
- Replies: 1
- Views: 21771
Re: Which period for this Yombe maternity sculpture
Stone is incredibly difficult to authenticate and I for sure can't do it, having said that it doesn't look good to me. (same applies as your other post, I know someone who can do it for a small fee).
- Sat Feb 08, 2025 8:30 pm
- Forum: What is it? (Object identification)
- Topic: What do you think of this?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 23386
Re: What do you think of this?
Hi Prekgaruda, It's as you say an Ibo/Igbo headdress; I can't authenticate it but I know someone who can do that for a small fee (online), let me know and I will give you his info.
- Sat Feb 08, 2025 8:27 pm
- Forum: What is it? (Object identification)
- Topic: Help Identifying Nigerian(?) Wood Statues
- Replies: 2
- Views: 203521
Re: Help Identifying Nigerian(?) Wood Statues
They are Senufo figures, (ivory coast)
- Sat Feb 08, 2025 8:24 pm
- Forum: What is it? (Object identification)
- Topic: Can’t Figure out Origin
- Replies: 1
- Views: 24141
Re: Can’t Figure out Origin
It's an akan figure. I think it's a copy but I am not a 100% sure.
- Sun Dec 15, 2024 12:20 pm
- Forum: What is it? (Object identification)
- Topic: Help ID statuette
- Replies: 2
- Views: 36409
Re: Help ID statuette
Yeah I agree, Songye.. but to me this again is a fake.
- Sun Dec 15, 2024 12:19 pm
- Forum: What is it? (Object identification)
- Topic: Help ID Mask
- Replies: 1
- Views: 32099
Re: Help ID Mask
It is a Dan mask, but the patina looks faked so it is probably a reproduction
- Sat Jul 20, 2024 10:58 pm
- Forum: What is it? (Object identification)
- Topic: General question
- Replies: 1
- Views: 42921
Re: General question
Hi David, You could sell it to a dealer or go through an auction house … It really depends on what you have… auctions usually take about 10-25 off and add 20-30 on top so an item that hammers at 100 costs the buyer 130, and you end up with 80 (if its 30 on top 20 off) so auctions, although they can ...
- Sat Jul 20, 2024 10:48 pm
- Forum: What is it? (Object identification)
- Topic: Recently acquired a large African art collection
- Replies: 2
- Views: 42622
Re: Recently acquired a large African art collection
They are both made for the market, the one on the left in Fang style and the other in a more generic style... no real value to collectors or to history, they are both decoration pieces made in Cameroon (by the thousands) for sale. sorry.
- Tue Feb 06, 2024 7:53 pm
- Forum: What is it? (Object identification)
- Topic: Identifying African idol
- Replies: 1
- Views: 100727
Re: Identifying African idol
Unfortunately it's more a souvenir and not a figure that was used in the culture, that's why it becomes almost impossible to give an exact region or place for this figure, hope it helps
- Tue Feb 06, 2024 7:51 pm
- Forum: What is it? (Object identification)
- Topic: Identifying unknown figurine
- Replies: 1
- Views: 89146
Re: Identifying unknown figurine
Not a 100% sure but looks chinese, but patina looks bad.. so probably a reproduction
- Fri Oct 13, 2023 5:50 pm
- Forum: What is it? (Object identification)
- Topic: Identifying
- Replies: 1
- Views: 118064
Re: Identifying
Is this wood or pottery? Style wise it looks to be Gabon.. I have a bad feeling.
- Fri Oct 13, 2023 5:49 pm
- Forum: What is it? (Object identification)
- Topic: Yoruba Figures
- Replies: 1
- Views: 93970
Re: Yoruba Figures
I can only comment on some of them, I need to see better images of the others to be sure Top Row: (right to left) Right one looks good, centre one I don't believe in left one looks good.. Bottom row Right one, probably ok, next to it... probably ok, can't be sure (need better pictures), Next to that...
- Fri Oct 13, 2023 5:44 pm
- Forum: What is it? (Object identification)
- Topic: Metal instruments
- Replies: 1
- Views: 69926
Re: Metal instruments
I am not sure, the metal items look ok, very late though.
- Fri Jun 23, 2023 2:17 am
- Forum: What is it? (Object identification)
- Topic: Ceremonial Bronze Item
- Replies: 1
- Views: 72164
Re: Ceremonial Bronze Item
Probably African, Benin / Nigeria West Afrika region … not sure about it's age but i would look into bonzes from west afrika.
- Wed May 03, 2023 11:52 pm
- Forum: What is it? (Object identification)
- Topic: Identifaction large mask
- Replies: 1
- Views: 70508
Re: Identifaction large mask
Hi AandY, While your other piece was a fantasy, this piece we would call a fake or a reproduction (made to look old) made also in the last 50 years (probably last 20). This is supposed to be a Bembe Helmet mask from the Congo (and Tanzania) but unfortunaely yours was probably carved in Cameroon and ...
- Wed May 03, 2023 11:45 pm
- Forum: What is it? (Object identification)
- Topic: Identification Statue
- Replies: 1
- Views: 71809
Re: Identification Statue
Hi AandY, Unfortunately this a recent (last 50 years or so, probably last 20) fantasy piece, made probably in Cameroon, in a vague Congo style. Only decorative value and has nothing really to do with the original cultures, nicely made though. These types of objects are made in the tens of thousands ...
- Wed Jan 04, 2023 2:26 pm
- Forum: What is it? (Object identification)
- Topic: HAT Somewhat?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 271222
Re: HAT Somewhat?
Yes I am here, but unfortunately I don't know what this is... the material is also strange.. looks like fibre glass.. that would make it rather modern.
- Tue Jul 26, 2022 9:48 pm
- Forum: What is it? (Object identification)
- Topic: Small Cast Figurine
- Replies: 2
- Views: 95033
Re: Small Cast Figurine
In my opinions a West African gold weight figure, this one is probably made for the market to sell to tourists.
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- Thu May 12, 2022 12:05 am
- Forum: What is it? (Object identification)
- Topic: Anyone know what this object is?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 90273
Re: Anyone know what this object is?
This site is more about identifying objects from non-western cultures... In this case, I have no idea! I would try and find someone who is specialized in architectural salvage ..maybe they know?
- Thu Jan 27, 2022 11:30 pm
- Forum: What is it? (Object identification)
- Topic: Siamese twin identification
- Replies: 3
- Views: 105734
Re: Siamese twin identification
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