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Lew
3rd May 2010, 07:22 PM
Just picked this up on Ebay. Probably 1940 or after?


http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250620687015&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

Freddy
3rd May 2010, 08:52 PM
The carving looks a bit like a statue from the Bariba tribe in Benin.

Try to find a pic on the net.

Lew
3rd May 2010, 11:17 PM
Close but no cigar ;)

Tim Simmons
7th May 2010, 05:56 PM
Nice stick. I have been looking to find similarities in work. I am rather short of time just now. I feel certain it is not coastal West Africa. I have a feeling it is from more central areas Cameroon even northern Congo , central Africa. Over the weekend I will try to illustrate my thinking.

kronckew
8th May 2010, 12:32 PM
nice notaknobkerrie, i'm sure that wouldn't hurt at all if you accidentally hit someone with it while out walking after they came up and politely asked for the time and to share the contents of your wallet :). hope the repair is sturdy.

Lew
8th May 2010, 05:17 PM
I had another look it does not seem to be a repair to me?

Tim Simmons
8th May 2010, 05:50 PM
A lovely stick Lew with sensitive carving. I have this comparison to offer. "Masterpieces from Central Africa" The Tervuren museum. Clearly as the title says, but it is hard to deny the similarity in vision, form and execution. Sometimes magic is put under the handle.

Tim Simmons
31st May 2010, 05:17 PM
Lew Just received this in a spam email. Again looks like a line of thought.