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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 9431684, member: 8267&quot;]A few more observations -</p><p>The ring structure visible on the head indicates a species grown in a northern climate, and not a tropical type of wood.</p><p><a href="https://scied.ucar.edu/learning-zone/how-climate-works/tree-rings-and-climate" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://scied.ucar.edu/learning-zone/how-climate-works/tree-rings-and-climate" rel="nofollow">https://scied.ucar.edu/learning-zone/how-climate-works/tree-rings-and-climate</a></p><p><br /></p><p>It looks like the head was made from a section of a small tree trunk (or large branch), with evidence of a small side branch having been lost earlier in its growth. </p><p><br /></p><p>The top of the head shows straight hand saw kerfs, and the cut was made before the &quot;hair&quot; was painted on, evidence of it being original work. From your photos, I cannot see specific tool marks on the neck, and no obvious signs of other types of tools. The surface is quite well finished. Adze or chisel marks might have been more indicative of an &quot;aboriginal&quot; origin.</p><p><br /></p><p>The nail holes visible on the back suggest there may have been a flat board nailed to the head at some point, possibly as part of a display technique.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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