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On 2007-05-18 21:59, Tiki-Kate wrote:
Here are a few more.
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Trying to ID these too.
The stone fig's above MAY be stone pig effigies from Vanuatu, which are for "magic". They might also be cave stones gaurding Polynesian burials, not sure which? Paipo, Tama, any help here?
The ceiling double hook figure in the photo below is from Sepik River region of New Guinea, Iatmul tribe. Again, the piece on the R. is Buka. The two pieces with their back to the viewer appear to be Malagan funerary statues. Can't be sure right on the left one, the one cropped off the photo R. definitely is a Malagan from Mapua island.
The piece far R. below is a Marquesan (had this as boat prow, turns out it's not, see post below). The fig. in the center has the look of a piece from Fiji/Tonga/W. Polynesian area. The Leftmost fig. I can't say but it looks very New Ireland or New Britain-ish.
The items #8-9 above could be lime spatulas from the Massim region of islands, New Guinea, used for getting lime from gourd to chew stimulants with.
The wood piece above looks like very weathered painted Maori. from the outside of a structure.
To drown sorrow, where should one jump first and best? "Certainly not water. Water rusts you." -Frank Sinatra
[ Edited by: Sneakytiki 2007-06-09 17:41 ]
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