Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Identification of Indian or African ivory object.

Rick · 25th October 2019, 01:09 AM

The architect Mies van de Rohe's quote "Less is more." may apply here.
It looks like it has been drilled to be strung on each side the same way netsuke are.
It's a lovely and powerful form in and of itself; possibly it was made to be worn.

25th October 2019, 01:09 AM	#12
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,262	The architect Mies van de Rohe's quote "Less is more." may apply here. It looks like it has been drilled to be strung on each side the same way netsuke are. It's a lovely and powerful form in and of itself; possibly it was made to be worn.