African Walking Stick For Comment

Lew · 3rd May 2010, 07:22 PM

Just picked this up on Ebay. Probably 1940 or after?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=STRK:MEWNX:IT

Freddy · 3rd May 2010, 08:52 PM

The carving looks a bit like a statue from the Bariba tribe in Benin.

Try to find a pic on the net.

Lew · 3rd May 2010, 11:17 PM

Close but no cigar

Tim Simmons · 7th May 2010, 05:56 PM

Nice stick. I have been looking to find similarities in work. I am rather short of time just now. I feel certain it is not coastal West Africa. I have a feeling it is from more central areas Cameroon even northern Congo , central Africa. Over the weekend I will try to illustrate my thinking.

kronckew · 8th May 2010, 12:32 PM

nice notaknobkerrie, i'm sure that wouldn't hurt at all if you accidentally hit someone with it while out walking after they came up and politely asked for the time and to share the contents of your wallet

. hope the repair is sturdy.

Lew · 8th May 2010, 05:17 PM

I had another look it does not seem to be a repair to me?

Tim Simmons · 8th May 2010, 05:50 PM

A lovely stick Lew with sensitive carving. I have this comparison to offer. "Masterpieces from Central Africa" The Tervuren museum. Clearly as the title says, but it is hard to deny the similarity in vision, form and execution. Sometimes magic is put under the handle.

Tim Simmons · 31st May 2010, 05:17 PM

Lew Just received this in a spam email. Again looks like a line of thought.

3rd May 2010, 07:22 PM	#1
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	African Walking Stick For Comment Just picked this up on Ebay. Probably 1940 or after? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=STRK:MEWNX:IT

3rd May 2010, 11:17 PM	#3
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Close but no cigar Attached Images

8th May 2010, 05:17 PM	#6
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	I had another look it does not seem to be a repair to me? Attached Images Last edited by LOUIEBLADES; 8th May 2010 at 05:32 PM.

8th May 2010, 05:50 PM	#7
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,739	A lovely stick Lew with sensitive carving. I have this comparison to offer. "Masterpieces from Central Africa" The Tervuren museum. Clearly as the title says, but it is hard to deny the similarity in vision, form and execution. Sometimes magic is put under the handle. Attached Images

31st May 2010, 05:17 PM	#8
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,739	Lew Just received this in a spam email. Again looks like a line of thought. Attached Images

3rd May 2010, 08:52 PM	#2
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	The carving looks a bit like a statue from the Bariba tribe in Benin. Try to find a pic on the net.

7th May 2010, 05:56 PM	#4
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,739	Nice stick. I have been looking to find similarities in work. I am rather short of time just now. I feel certain it is not coastal West Africa. I have a feeling it is from more central areas Cameroon even northern Congo , central Africa. Over the weekend I will try to illustrate my thinking.

8th May 2010, 12:32 PM	#5
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,150	nice notaknobkerrie, i'm sure that wouldn't hurt at all if you accidentally hit someone with it while out walking after they came up and politely asked for the time and to share the contents of your wallet . hope the repair is sturdy.