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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;springfld.arsenal, post: 427507, member: 54&quot;]“If you then also want to find the time to answer the last questions I put in which I speak of updates I speak of labels I speak of incisions on the front I speak of a written to decipher I will be very pleased to know your point of view.”</p><p><br /></p><p>I spent no time on labels and incisions as they aren’t nearly as important as more basic aspects of the objects such as the hangers and overall appearance.&nbsp; I agree with others here who have suggested that you visit skilled, experienced appraisers.&nbsp; There is one man, John Buxton, who visits here occasionally.&nbsp; He is the best appraiser I know of, regarding tribal items from most any country.&nbsp; I think he could assess these accurately in a few seconds, the breadth of his knowledge is incredible.&nbsp; You could probably contact him via previous posts as he’s a member here.</p><p><br /></p><p>One aspect of these that I’m not sure has received comment is that these were obviously made to hang on a flat wall in a modern structure.&nbsp; If these were really tribal statues of some kind, they wouldn’t be flat and unfinished on the backs, they’d be “lifelike” all around.&nbsp; I know you’d like to believe these are old but what seems to be going on is that you’ve made that decision at the time you bid, and now you are trying too hard to fit everything you see on them into the “authentic” category, and ignoring basic evidence like the flat, unfinished backs.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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