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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;MKLH, post: 8071893, member: 80134&quot;]Hi,</p><p><br /></p><p>As a newbie please excuse my ignorance if I am not in keeping with this collectives protocol ?</p><p><br /></p><p>Several years ago I purchased an artifact from a regional antique dealer whom was unable to provide a background. I have always felt this to be a tribal item from&nbsp; either the African or Middle Eastern cultures. I have over the years conducted online research however had not located anything resembling the artwork. Until recently when I happened upon a piece ( second photo) associated with the Tuareg peoples, who have a unique blend of the two cultures I had considered.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuareg_people" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuareg_people" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuareg_people</a>)</p><p><br /></p><p>This particular piece is adorned with either ivory or at least bone embellishment along with a pliable embossed metal leaf - there are no written markings. There are 2 doors that open from the back, held by a small wooden block.&nbsp; I suspect due to the detail that it is antique of strong cultural significance as it appears too crude to be a reproduction. And the adornments although similar have minor differences, so I do not expect that they have been mass produced.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am hoping members would please offer opinion.</p><p><br /></p><p>With appreciation - Mark</p><p>[ATTACH=full]425232[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]425233[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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