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Posted 13 years ago
vetraio50
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This carving came from a Saturday morning market a year ago. It was at the bottom of a box of goods.
The carving has great tension: are the cats at play or are they about to erupt? I've tried to show some of the power of the carving in my photos.
I believe the wood is ebony or "Pangge Baya".
If you have any suggestions about where this might have been made I'd appreciate your feedback.
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Hey Kevin,
Here, kitty, kitty!
Before I go to bed each night I do a drawing of one of my kitties. It would be nice to capture ( in my work) the playful,( or not so playful:), mood that your carving has captured.
The composition of this piece will be an inspiration for me.
Thanks!
for all of the inspiration that you are.
T
Thanks Bellin68, Budek and Hedgwalker too!
All three of ya, tah!
Many thanks Ozmarty and vintagemad too!
Many thanks scandinavian_pieces, wolcott1 & bratjdd too!
Many thanks mrmajestic1 & notitfortat too!
very cool...........
Many thanks Gary 1902 and mrmajestic1 too!
Many thanks miKKo!
it looks african to me. i grew up w/ lots of sculptures like this which a great uncle brought back from the congo in the 1930s.
Hey thanks hot2culture. I had not thought Africa but it's a definite possibilty.
Many thanks mustangtony!
Many thanks walksoftly, czechman and musikchoo!
Many thanks antiquesandcollectibles36!
Many thanks petey!
I really love this! I have an ebony cribbage board with similar colors black to reddish brown. My stepfather got in Navy, he was Admiral Nimitz's Dr. It has I believe now a signature in Hindi writing on it. There were some great ebony wood carvers in India. Also Africa too. Maybe they are in love! I know dogie style! Maybe this is kitty style! haha Also I read that ebony is so heavy it is about the only wood that will not float. It is special!
Many thanks Lilliflunew and nldionne too!
Many thanks mikelv!
Many thanks bratjdd and Moonstonelover too!
Wow a fav of mine they look like panthers-gorgeous
I bought an elephant conquering 2 lions made from ebony today at auction-
I need to oil them and photograph tommorrow-
I too think they come from Africa-
Many thanks ATTWOOD!
Many thanks MSL and RLWINDLE too!
Many thanks ALDO78 too!
Many thanks MANIKIN!
Many thanks AGHCOLLECT & PICKRKNOWS!
bEAUTIFUL!!
Many thanks NUTSABOTAS 'n BELLIN too!
Many thanks GEO26E !!!!!
Many thanks BOHEMIAN VINTAGE !!!!!!
Many thanks EZa 'n JULIE too !!!!!!!
Adorable!!
Many thanks VIRGINIA V., BRATJDD & ANTIQUEROSE too !!!!!
Love it !! So cool .. ;-)
Many thanks SURFDUB!!!!!
What are the gold striations in the wood?
I'd change one of the categories to African sculpture to see what they say.
Many thanks AURA & THOMAS !!! !!!! !!!
Many thanks WINDWALKER !!! !!!!! !!!
Many thanks MIDNIGHT1208 !!! !!!! !!!
Many thanks NEWFLD & THOMAS !.!!,!.!
Many thanks MCHECONI !.!!!.!
Many thanks CISUM & VCAL !!!!!
Highly unusual, unexpected pose on this African group. Wonderful !~