Post #231292 by Basement Kahuna on Wed, May 10, 2006 6:25 AM

Thanks, guys...TM-I would imagine a 19th-century or earlier original would probably bring somewhere in the 3000-5000 range, maybe even more depending on how fine an example. Most pieces that early have a pedigreed provenance and were taken home by know missionaries or explorers. AA-I believe the head splay is representative of some sort of effigy mouth; The entire head if you look at it looks rather like a viper.