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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;all_fakes, post: 4313339, member: 55&quot;]There is something rather odd about it, seems to me - it is not exactly the form one would expect from native work; more like an amateur carver trying to imitate NW Coast style without having studied it in any great detail, or having worked with a mentor.</p><p>There is a traditional way that NW Coast native carvings are made, using a system of stop-cuts and v-shaped cuts, giving a great &quot;crispness&quot; to the carving, which I don&#039;t see here.&nbsp; These cuts have a more rounded and &quot;Western&quot; look.&nbsp; And one would often see a secondary round line inside the bowl, not present here...I&#039;ll see if I can find an example....</p><p>And is it a seal or a fish? hard to say; but with native work, one should be able to tell.&nbsp; Feast-bowls or grease bowls are not often found in the shape of a fish, though it is not unknown; but those that I&#039;ve seen don&#039;t look much like this.</p><p>So I&#039;m not sure it is native-made, though it might be; but it is sort of cute for sure; and very reminiscent of Don Knotts as Mr. Limpet.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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