Solomon, Hawaiian or????

[Gavin Nugent]

Originally Posted by fearn

As for age, I tend to think 1940s-1950s, mostly because I have a 1950s era walking stick from my grandfather, and it has a similar patina.

As for the decorations, I'm a bit troubled by the "lime" on the spearhead, because it is white near an edge area that is battered. To me, this suggests that the pattern was (re)colored more recently than the edge damage. "Lime" is in quotes because it could be something else, like powdered paint or chalk, in addition to real lime.

F

Hi Fearn,

So I see your right on with my age assumptions too though I like Vandoo's better
In normal light what you see in not noticable though it you look real close under macro and flash as these images were taken, you can see the 'lime' inground in to the timber grain, my guess from when it was pressed into the carvings, all else are age blemishes to the timber. I'll try to find a suitable natural light over the weekend.
Do you know of difinative tests I can do at home to see if it is lime?

Gav