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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 9973186, member: 8267"]I suspect a modern Indonesian origin, with motifs based on traditional imagery such as Batak lizards -</p><p>[ATTACH=full]500664[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="https://www.dawsonsauctions.co.uk/auction/lot/17-a-carved-toba-batak-sumatra-indonesia/?lot=37303&sd=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.dawsonsauctions.co.uk/auction/lot/17-a-carved-toba-batak-sumatra-indonesia/?lot=37303&sd=1" rel="nofollow">https://www.dawsonsauctions.co.uk/auction/lot/17-a-carved-toba-batak-sumatra-indonesia/?lot=37303&sd=1</a></p><p><br /></p><p>And human figures such as these on a Sumba ikat textile -</p><p>[ATTACH=full]500665[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/large-indonesian-woven-ikat-textile-30-c-5f0480894b" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/large-indonesian-woven-ikat-textile-30-c-5f0480894b" rel="nofollow">https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/large-indonesian-woven-ikat-textile-30-c-5f0480894b</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>One photo is <i>not</i> sufficient to confirm age and origin. The bottom and interior may reveal wear and other signs of the age of the wood, whether it is a dark wood or stained, and whether fittings such as hinges (if any) are old or recent. Views of the other sides may show other motifs that could be helpful in identification.</p><p><br /></p><p>Do you have this box in hand, or is it something you are considering buying and only one photo is available on the listing?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 9973186, member: 8267"]I suspect a modern Indonesian origin, with motifs based on traditional imagery such as Batak lizards - [ATTACH=full]500664[/ATTACH] [URL]https://www.dawsonsauctions.co.uk/auction/lot/17-a-carved-toba-batak-sumatra-indonesia/?lot=37303&sd=1[/URL] And human figures such as these on a Sumba ikat textile - [ATTACH=full]500665[/ATTACH] [URL]https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/large-indonesian-woven-ikat-textile-30-c-5f0480894b[/URL] One photo is [I]not[/I] sufficient to confirm age and origin. The bottom and interior may reveal wear and other signs of the age of the wood, whether it is a dark wood or stained, and whether fittings such as hinges (if any) are old or recent. Views of the other sides may show other motifs that could be helpful in identification. Do you have this box in hand, or is it something you are considering buying and only one photo is available on the listing?[/QUOTE]
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