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Collectables => Treen => Topic started by: keith on April 14, 2011, 09:44:29 PM

Title: African figures any ideas?
Post by: keith on April 14, 2011, 09:44:29 PM

Just over 2 ft tall,any idea where they may be from?tourist stuff maybe? ???

Title: Re: African figures any ideas?
Post by: Anne on April 16, 2011, 06:42:05 PM

Oooooh they are well outside my field of knowledge Keith, they don't look like any others I've spotted lurking in charity shops and at boot fairs!

I wonder if either of these two links will be of help:
http://www.lotzdollpages.com/lafrica.html
http://www.tribalarts.com/webboard/webboard.html

Fingers crossed they might point you in the right direction.  :x-fingers:

http://www.lotzdollpages.com/  <------ might be of interest to your Lynn as well!

Title: Re: African figures any ideas?
Post by: Anne on April 16, 2011, 06:43:00 PM

Another one to check out as well: http://www.hamillgallery.com/

Title: Re: African figures any ideas?
Post by: keith on April 16, 2011, 09:44:26 PM

Thanks Anne,have bookmarked those,look very interesting,I'll have to teach Lin how to use the computer so she can do "doll research" she's a bigger techie-phobe than me ;D

Title: Re: African figures any ideas?
Post by: antiquerose123 on April 17, 2011, 12:58:04 AM

...and some on-line reading too:

 **HERE, Click  (http://books.google.ca/books?id=mbTUorcuXkoC&pg=PA86&lpg=PA86&dq=wook+african+dolls+real+or+fake?&source=bl&ots=utWtb1A4xP&sig=aF2532CA7WlufzF8-hGuDJfG0UQ&hl=en&ei=vCqqTfWIHoby0gGyu_H5CA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CDUQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q&f=false)  8) :sign_gj:

Title: Re: African figures any ideas?
Post by: keith on April 17, 2011, 01:36:35 AM

$50,000 for a wooden doll! must be collecting the wrong stuff! :thd: :czy: