2nd August 2012, 03:40 PM | #1 |
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Makonde Club For Comment
Just picked this up on eBay. Nice carved big head club.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/190706546624...e#ht_521wt_922 |
2nd August 2012, 07:27 PM | #2 |
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A NICE ONE VERY NICE CARVING AND THE PRICE WAS CERTIANLY RIGHT. I LOOK FORWARD TO GOOD PICTURES AND YOUR ACESSMENT OF THE CLUB WHEN IT ARRIVES.
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4th August 2012, 04:23 AM | #3 |
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Well. fancy meeting you here!
I know that club! It has been doing me the favor of keeping the dust off the wall for a decade or so. Now that he's going back into the flow, I took another look. Love the scarification. Tribal appropriate design, I'd guess, of the Makonde in Tanzania. I think that you will be happy with it. All packaged and going out Mon! Thanx enjoy peace |
4th August 2012, 05:47 PM | #4 |
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Hi Lew,
unfortunatly this is a product for the tourists. The club has all the same patina and the head is rudimentary. See exemples of a staff top and a fly whisk from the Makonde. Yours, Carlo |
4th August 2012, 09:38 PM | #5 |
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For the record and later reference, here are the auction pictures.
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13th August 2012, 11:29 PM | #6 | |
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It's still an interesting piece and quite heavy. |
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20th August 2012, 11:53 PM | #7 |
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Hi lew,
you didn't pay to much for your club, and most imported: you're enjoying it !! Just wanted to tell you that the club isn't so old as you would think it is... Carlo |
30th August 2012, 11:22 PM | #8 |
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Carlo
I figure it's probably 1950s-60s . It's certainly not new the patina is not artificially applied. |
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