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<p>[QUOTE="DanielD, post: 49982, member: 510"]Hello,</p><p><br /></p><p>I am looking for some help identifying the origin of these tribal carved figures. I am going to assume some (or all) are tourist pieces but tribal art has never been my strong suit so I hope someone can give me some details to further research! The first two when scratched give off a slight black residue on the nail which leads me to think artificial ebonizing (African? Shoe polish). The last one is actually a carved canister (from coconut wood it appears). </p><p>[ATTACH=full]12579[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]12580[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]12581[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]12582[/ATTACH] Thank you![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DanielD, post: 49982, member: 510"]Hello, I am looking for some help identifying the origin of these tribal carved figures. I am going to assume some (or all) are tourist pieces but tribal art has never been my strong suit so I hope someone can give me some details to further research! The first two when scratched give off a slight black residue on the nail which leads me to think artificial ebonizing (African? Shoe polish). The last one is actually a carved canister (from coconut wood it appears). [ATTACH=full]12579[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]12580[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]12581[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]12582[/ATTACH] Thank you![/QUOTE]
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