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6th November 2015, 03:41 AM
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Hello Leif,
this is a Balato from Nias. From what I can glean from the blurry pics, it doesn't seem to be from the ol' headhunting days; probably no older than early 20th c. Regards, Kai |
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6th November 2015, 04:14 PM
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Hello Leif,
agree with Kai in all points. Regards, Detlef |
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6th November 2015, 08:41 PM
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Yep.
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7th November 2015, 01:46 PM
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Thank you all very much.
A quick search through the archives makes yields quite a few similar pieces. Thanks, Leif |
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7th November 2015, 11:36 PM
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Location: The Netherlands
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Here is a similar type of hilt on display in Firenze/Florence IT, collected pre 1900 by Elio Modigliani.
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