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Animals6311 of 7733KANGAROO SCROTUM KEYRINGFish Pen holder (?)
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    Posted 11 years ago

    ATTWOOD
    (155 items)

    This is my personal favourite of my husbands collection.I love to polish him.He has a wonderful smooth texture.Looks polynesian but not sure. I am wondering whether men bought this type of thing back from the war?
    He has a price of 42/-6 marked down to 38/- on the bottom
    Can anyone help me with care of him as he has a crack from age.do I oil him to keep the wood moist,ant y help appreciated
    The owl in the background is wooden owl and resin type tree trunk.Not sure of age or origin
    LOVING this place
    so much to look at.I'm in Picker heaven!

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    1. SEAN68 SEAN68, 11 years ago
      stunning!!!!
    2. vetraio50 vetraio50, 11 years ago
      Hi ATTWOOD. He is also Balinese and Ubud IMHO.

      The Dutch presence in Indonesia means that the Dutch are great collectors of this work.

      The price might also be an old Dutch price too, I think.

      Check out this site: They have really high quality work so don't get too carried away.
      http://www.art-from-bali.com/verkocht_overview_eng.aspx
    3. vetraio50 vetraio50, 11 years ago
      Ubud on the island of Bali, Indonesia is an centre of master carving. Your busts were carved there and brought to the US.
      In 2005-2006 there was an exhibition at the Nusantara museum at Delft in the Netherlands called "Art Deco op Bali". If you search under the phrase "Art Deco op Bali" you may come across some interesting information about these busts.
      And on wiki try this link:
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balinese_art
      If you Google Images "djanger dancers" you'll see some great vintage photos of the characters and costumes Of Bali.

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