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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 9463036, member: 8267&quot;]Welcome, Magazzino.</p><p><br /></p><p>An interesting item. I have not seen such a thing before. The style of carving does not look like any African tradition that I am familiar with, and if [USER=2844]@Any Jewelry[/USER] does not recognize it, it is not from Indonesia (<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" />). </p><p><br /></p><p>I assume from your name that you are located in Italy? It might be helpful to know where you think your mother might have acquired it. Did she travel much?</p><p><br /></p><p>The costumes are (at least partially) in what appear to be European styles, and with that style of chip carving (the geometric decorative elements) I might look more toward eastern Europe (Balkans, Hungary, etc.). </p><p><br /></p><p>Here are some Hungarian mangling boards that show similar carvings:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]440589[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>And a painted detail from another Hungarian mangling board that shows similar costumes - note the man&#039;s hat and jacket on the right, and the depiction of the woman&#039;s hair:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]440592[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>(Both images from: &quot;Herdsmen&#039;s Art in Hungary&quot;, by Janos Manga. Corvina Press, 1972.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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