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<p>[QUOTE="Sean Allen, post: 206008, member: 3873"]It is not always the case speckles denote texture which can represent many things. The person who original purchased it or was gifted it would have been told the oral traditional representation of the piece, its not about getting a visually accurate representation its about the oral story behind the piece and alas the only ones who will know what the carver depicted was them and the buyers <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /> who knows maybe its a tree the kid is hugging, I do that a lot too <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /> brings a smile on my face too - Sean[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sean Allen, post: 206008, member: 3873"]It is not always the case speckles denote texture which can represent many things. The person who original purchased it or was gifted it would have been told the oral traditional representation of the piece, its not about getting a visually accurate representation its about the oral story behind the piece and alas the only ones who will know what the carver depicted was them and the buyers :-) who knows maybe its a tree the kid is hugging, I do that a lot too :-) brings a smile on my face too - Sean[/QUOTE]
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