Carved wood statue .. African? touristware or original old tribal art?

Discussion in 'Antique Discussion' started by wildrose, Dec 4, 2015.

  1. wildrose

    wildrose Well-Known Member

    Thank you for any light you can shed on this 25" tall carved wood statue. It appears to have some age to it but I know sometimes they make things to look old. Is it indeed African?
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  2. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    It does indeed look african, holding a traditional adze .
    I don't recognize it as being from a distinct people, nor do I believe it is old.

    Imho...
     
  3. lauragarnet

    lauragarnet Well-Known Member

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  4. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    similar but.....while the one below is a $1500 Senufo carving from the 1950's...
    yours is not .

    Yours is tourist art and may have been carved by anyone not even remotely connected to the Senufo tribe...within the last 30 years.

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  5. lauragarnet

    lauragarnet Well-Known Member

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    Mother-and-Child Figure, 1800s-1900s
    Africa, Guinea Coast, Ivory Coast, Senufo people, 19th-20th century
    wood, Overall - h:63.60 cm (h:25 inches). James Albert and Mary Gardiner
    Ford Memorial Fund 1961.198
    http://www.clevelandart.org/art/1961.198
     
  6. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

  7. wildrose

    wildrose Well-Known Member

    thanks so much for all the info!! Yikes I typed this out yesterday and forgot to hit reply! I'm sorry!
     
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