Post #239305 by mrwiskers on Fri, Jun 23, 2006 2:46 PM

...I've collected these over a 10-year period...all but 2 figures were made for the tourist trade. They range in era form the 1920's...40's...50's...80's...some common & some unique. The 2 figures on either end of the top shelf are authentic (Hawaiian & Sumatran). The materials used are wood, bone, horn, skin. hair. I made stone mounts for several.

...One of my favorite items is a Hawaiian canoe prow collected in the 1880's. The back was rough-sawn flat & a loop added to enable hanging....collected c. 1907 from a de-acessioned museum collection in Vancouver, BC...I've had it about 10 years...the wood is a lot darker than this flashed shot shows...

[ Edited by: mrwiskers 2006-06-23 14:47 ]