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Its that man agian.
Just ebayed this staff, 50 inches tall so not a walking stick. A gamble on a small punt. To me it looks like the Solomon Islands. Looks like clam shell eyes. The sellar had in mind, snakes and barley twist, which to me is antique dealer canes and furniture. Will follow up when here. |
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What makes you think frigate bird? While I think the head looks lizard-ish, I'd think that it was a snake, from the rest of the staff.
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Nice staff! Yes, my guess would also be that it's intended to be a snake given the rather serpentine body of the rest of the staff.
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IF MEMORY SERVES ME CORRECTLY THE FRIGATE BIRD HAS A HOOKED PREDATORY BEAK. SO I WOULD HAVE TO GO WITH SNAKE ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE TWISTED BODY OF THE STICK. NICE ONE.
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The marks on its head are similar to those on many cobra species.
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It is not a frigate bird well certianly not as depicted on the Solomon Islands. All images I have from the Solomons have the hook. I am not saying it is not a snake. I am just exploring what we see and not taking for granted what we as westerns assume straight away. Just because the main part is a spiral does not mean it is a snake? The eye sokets could be avian? The pattern to the back of the head is interesting, could be part of the wood? As soon as I have it I will follow up. In the time being I will try to show other similar things. These pictures will do for starters. From Anthony JP Meyer "Oceanic Art" the staff is 3 inches longer than the one I hope to recieve.
Last edited by Tim Simmons; 11th May 2009 at 04:58 PM. |
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