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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Taupou, post: 3233121, member: 45&quot;]Those are very good points.&nbsp; Perhaps I was too focused on confirming your identification as it being Mbole.&nbsp; Especially now, knowing that it may be the <u>exact</u> figure, misidentified.&nbsp; Another example of why I&#039;ve never put much faith in internet &quot;research.&quot;&nbsp; Unfortunately, I&#039;ve been unable to find a published photo in any of my reference books.&nbsp; In my post (#10), to be more accurate, I should have said &quot;although it&#039;s <i>been identified as</i> Mbole,&quot; rather than &quot;although it&#039;s Mbole.&quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>Adding to the uncertainty is the fact that the spelling was a serious typo in the auction listing, not something lending to the credibility of the auction house, and which contributed to my not opening an account there.&nbsp; Fortunately, I didn&#039;t have to do that on the second website, in order to see the description.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, knowing what we know now, perhaps it isn&#039;t Mbole, or even African, afterall. The general form fits, with the bent knees, and I did read that the Mbole figures had inserted metal eyes, which may be missing here, but which would account for the &quot;recessed&quot; look.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>However, the coloring, and the triangular shape of the head, is more in keeping with a bioma spirit figure from Papua New Guinea, although it lacks the detailed patterning usually found on the latter.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe it&#039;s just a well-done fantasy figure, designed to take up our time trying to identify it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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