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23rd October 2020, 05:41 PM
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The pierced ears suggest there was some form of decoration, which would not be of much help if it were a club. I suspect it is a wand or sceptre, that kind of thing, or even simply a toy or doll.
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23rd October 2020, 06:32 PM
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This one is bit of a beast. 55cm long the head is 15cm x 13cm a circumference of roughly 42cm, inlay with a white metal most probably aluminium. Sorry about the rubbish photo but a little sort of light and using the flash.
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24th October 2020, 03:35 PM
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Your example, though better carved than mine, I think more closely resembles the facial features of my club; especially the ears and the nose. Do you know where it comes from?
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24th October 2020, 06:50 PM
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I am not completely sure but I think it may be from the former French Gabon.
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25th October 2020, 05:52 AM
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Awesome piece!
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25th October 2020, 10:17 AM
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Thank you. It is quite impressive and because it was hidden on a shelf when I liquidated the bulk of my collection, I have it still which I am pleased about. I base the Gabon origin on the style of head and faces of Gabon relicquary box carved figures. You can see from this example.
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