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Ethnographic
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HAIDA/TLINGIT OYSTER SHAMAN RATTLE
| Start Price |
USD 1,500.00 |
| Current Price |
USD 1,500.00 |
| Time Left |
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0 |
| Buy It Now Price |
USD 1,500.00 |
| Reserve Price |
- |
| Start Time |
Saturday, October 04, 2008 |
| End Time |
Thursday, October 09, 2008 |
| Location |
Midwest |
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Description
THIS IS THE SECOND LISTING ON THIS ITEM DUE COMPLICATIONS WITH THE ORIGINAL BUYER ( CONTACT ME FOR EXPLANATION ). BEAUTIFULLY CARVED AND PAINTED HAIDA/TLINGIT SHAMAN RATTLE .PURCHASED BY ME IN SOUTH COAST ALASKA FROM A BUSH PILOT WHO MOTHER WAS GIVEN THE OBJECT AS PAYMENT FOR HER SERVICES AS A NURSE.,IN THE LATE 1940'S MEASURES 18" LONG . GREAT CONDITION WITH NO CRACKS .SOME WEAR TO THE PAINT. . STUDY THE PHOTOS ( ASK FOR MORE IF NECESSARY ) ASK ME QUESTIONS, THAT WHY I'M HERE , AND MAKE SURE YOUR SATISFIED BEFORE YOU COMMIT . NO RETURNS UNLESS THE OBJECT IS PROVEN TO BE NOT AUTHENTIC OR PROVEN MISREPRESENTED . THIS IS AN AUTHENTIC MASTERFULLY CARVED OBJECT.PLEASE DO NOT CONFUSE MY ITEM WITH THE INDONESIAN KNOCK OFF BEING SOLD ON THE MARKET . COMPARE THE CARVING STYLE : THE DETAILS ON THE TLINGIT PIECE ARE VERY SHARP AND PRECISE WHILE THE INDONESIAN PEICES HAVE VERY ROUNDED FIGURES. THE SURFACE OF THE WOOD ON THE INDONESIAN PIECES IS VERY SMOOTH AND HIGHLY POLISHED ,THE OPPOSITE IS APPARENT WITH MINE . MINE IS CEDAR ( TRADITIONAL ) ,THEIRS IS NOT . MINE HAS AGE , THEIRS DOES NOT. THE SUBJECT MATTER OF MY CARVING HAS TO DO WITH THE CURATIVE PROPERTY OF THE OYSTER , A SUBJECT MATTER THAT WOULD NOT BE KNOWN OR CONCERN THE INDONESIAN CARVER. THIS WAS NOT CREATED FOR DECORATIVE EFFECT ,THEIR HAS DECORATION AS IT'S SOLE VALUE . I HOPE THIS CLARIFIES SOME MISUNDERSTANDING . THIS HAS GOTTEN TO COMPLICATED BUT TO ME IT'S A MATTER OF MY INTEGRATY.
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