All i really know is that it is an old puppet. I was in paris helping my dads friend move items out from his decieced father's appartment and they were going to toss this but i figured id keep it since it looked cool. Two metal rods control the hand with the sword and the hand that holds the sheild. The hair seems almost real. I don't really know much but will try to answer any questions! Thanks!
I also have what I believe is an authentic piece pipe that I found along with the Indian face or totum head , need someones professional opinion cause they look beautiful and never been seen by anyone but me and now you! also have an antique chalk board with leather hinges and is in excellent condition from the 1800s I believe , also have a appleton's school readers third reader copyright date is 1877 and the print date is 1844 good condition, and complete! no missing pages. I am really hoping to find out what these items are worth and depending on worth , interested in selling to the right collector!
Iles, Arthur James 1870-1943 :Maggie & Bella, Rotorua guides. Published for Iles, Rotorua, by George Hadfield, Wellington, N.Z. [ca 1900-1920]
Reference Number: Curios-013-003-1
Shows a head and shoulders double portrait of Rotorua guides Maggie Papakura and Bella Te Hoari Papakura, in traditional Maori costume (feather cloaks, huia feather in the hair, tiki pendants). The rim decoration shows Lake Taupo, Lake Rotorua, Lake Manapouri, Lake Wanaka, and four other Maori portraits. The original photographic portrait was taken by Arthur Iles, Rotorua photographer.
Iles, Arthur James 1870-1943 :[Four tin plates depicting Maori portraits and New Zealand scenes]. Published for Iles, Rotorua, by George Hadfield, Wellington, N.Z. [ca 1900-1915], Reference Number Curios-013-003 (1 digitised items)
