By Nickleland, 17 June, 2014 Description Dug this from under house built in the late 30s or early 40s! Don't know what it is or what it's worth so any info will help! Thankyou! Category General Antiques and Collectibles Medium Wood Condition Good Weight 2 lbs For Sale? No Photos Re: Hand carved animal head Very likely to be West African. they were known for animal mask's. one of the others might know more. Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5Cancel rating No votes yet Leave this field blank Re: Hand carved animal head What state is house in? do you have photo of the bottom? is the teeth nails? does it have teeth? do you know what kind of wood? Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5Cancel rating No votes yet Leave this field blank Re: Hand carved animal head Found it in Nashville Tennessee, and it's really dark red wood. I'm guessing mahogany. I can put a pic of the bottom up later. It's hollow inside Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5Cancel rating No votes yet Leave this field blank Re: Hand carved animal head And it does have teeth but they are not nails, they are etched into it Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5Cancel rating No votes yet Leave this field blank Re: Hand carved animal head Crocodile Mask, Mambila, Cameroon. Ivoirian wood mask... Crocodile of Peace http://www.zyama.com/Collection/pics%20D-K.htm This is the best guess I have...Good Luck. Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5Cancel rating No votes yet Leave this field blank Log in or register to post comments
Re: Hand carved animal head Very likely to be West African. they were known for animal mask's. one of the others might know more. Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5Cancel rating No votes yet Leave this field blank
Re: Hand carved animal head What state is house in? do you have photo of the bottom? is the teeth nails? does it have teeth? do you know what kind of wood? Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5Cancel rating No votes yet Leave this field blank
Re: Hand carved animal head Found it in Nashville Tennessee, and it's really dark red wood. I'm guessing mahogany. I can put a pic of the bottom up later. It's hollow inside Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5Cancel rating No votes yet Leave this field blank
Re: Hand carved animal head And it does have teeth but they are not nails, they are etched into it Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5Cancel rating No votes yet Leave this field blank
Re: Hand carved animal head Crocodile Mask, Mambila, Cameroon. Ivoirian wood mask... Crocodile of Peace http://www.zyama.com/Collection/pics%20D-K.htm This is the best guess I have...Good Luck. Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5Cancel rating No votes yet Leave this field blank
Re: Hand carved animal head
Very likely to be West African. they were known for animal mask's. one of the others might know more.
Re: Hand carved animal head
What state is house in? do you have photo of the bottom? is the teeth nails? does it have teeth? do you know what kind of wood?
Re: Hand carved animal head
Found it in Nashville Tennessee, and it's really dark red wood. I'm guessing mahogany. I can put a pic of the bottom up later. It's hollow inside
Re: Hand carved animal head
And it does have teeth but they are not nails, they are etched into it
Re: Hand carved animal head
Crocodile Mask, Mambila, Cameroon.
Ivoirian wood mask...
Crocodile of Peace
http://www.zyama.com/Collection/pics%20D-K.htm
This is the best guess I have...Good Luck.