What Am I? Carved From 1 Piece

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  1. cxgirl

    cxgirl Well-Known Member

    Hi All,
    Is there a name for this piece? Looks like it is carved from 1 piece of wood, which is quite amazing to me. Not old, tourist/souvenir piece maybe?
    It is 24"L.
    any information appreciated
    thanks for looking
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    cxgirl, Dec 20, 2017
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  2. Hollyblue

    Hollyblue Well-Known Member

    Looks like hobbyist carved flail,the chain and ball in box are common projects.
     
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  3. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    Looks to be depicting slavery.
    African tribal art ?
     
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  4. silverthwait

    silverthwait Well-Known Member

    Torquemada would know!
     
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  5. all_fakes

    all_fakes Well-Known Member

    Could perhaps be used as a fish club if it is heavy enough; but probably it is just a hobbyist carved piece, made as a tour-de-force. The chain and the boxed ball are common motifs for hobbyist carvers to demonstrate or practice their skills (as Hollyblue mentioned).
     
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  6. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    komokwa, Dec 20, 2017
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  7. cxgirl

    cxgirl Well-Known Member

    thanks for the replies folks:)
    No, not heavy enough for that.
    to me that takes some real talent to be able to carve this out of one piece:)
     
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  8. cxgirl

    cxgirl Well-Known Member

    thank-you for the link komokwa:) That one has a snake/serpent also. Whimsey is a good way to describe then!
     
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  9. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    yours is very nice too...
     
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  10. cxgirl

    cxgirl Well-Known Member

    thanks komokwa, I think so too!
    geez, looking around takes me down another rabbit hole - there are some fabulous pieces out there:)
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  11. Bev aka thelmasstuff

    Bev aka thelmasstuff Colored pencil artist extraordinaire ;)

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    Lots of ivory carved like that by sailors, too. There's a room full of those pieces in the Pilgrim Museum in Provincetown. This is from the internet.
     
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  12. gregsglass

    gregsglass Well-Known Member

    Hi Bev,
    I was going to show some ivory ones that I had but you beat me to it.
    greg
     
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