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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Taupou, post: 274100, member: 45&quot;]I don&#039;t deal in prehistoric items, so I won&#039;t offer any observations on the points.&nbsp; I can offer some information on the pottery, especially the white one with the black line decoration, displayed in what appears to be a South Pacific wood bowl. </p><p><br /></p><p>The pot is Shipibo, made for the tourist market, from Peru.&nbsp; It looks old but was first produced in the 1940&#039;s, and is still being produced for export today. The Shipibo used to make plain, undecorated pottery for their own use. After World War II, missionaries to the area convinced the potters that if they decorated the pots with the traditional designs used on their textiles and face painting, they would have an item that would sell well on the market. It became the tribe&#039;s main source of income.</p><p><br /></p><p>The other pots are traditionally fired, but don&#039;t appear to be particularly old.&nbsp; The spears in the same photo as the pots also appear to be modern, a mix of tropical wood and bamboo.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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