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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 8078370, member: 8267&quot;]The white elements are probably camel bone. The brass elements appear to be mass produced - all identical. The wood shows kerfs characteristic of lumber cut with an up-and-down gang saw, not a pit saw (which would be an older technique, where the kerf marks would be angled rather than straight). The finish appears to be finer on the wood of the documented and in situ examples that I posted. </p><p><br /></p><p>There is the possibility that your piece may be a reproduction of a traditional type of window, gussied up a bit for the collectors&#039; market. This practice is not uncommon in the African art market. Does it show any evidence of having been installed in an architectural feature?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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