Author Topic: What the heck did I just buy? African style head carvings  (Read 4594 times)

bigwull

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Re: What the heck did I just buy? African style head carvings
« Reply #15 on: September 24, 2012, 09:20:21 am »
There,s one thing for sure...they are not a matching pair...and as Mart says...they may be the result of a cottage industry...these have been hand carved...as you can tell that by seeing how different they are from one another...If you can track down which tribe made them...then...you can find out there value...as some African carvings are fetching good money....
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Re: What the heck did I just buy? African style head carvings
« Reply #16 on: September 24, 2012, 05:29:30 pm »
Thx guys.  i definitely agree that I need to associate it w a tribe for it to be really nice, but I've looked through a ton of stuff (including that whole list of tribes) but can't find anything. Do you guys think its worth getting appraised?  all I have is the story this lady told me.  But if it is true, and these things really are 100 years old...  How much could they be worth?
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Re: What the heck did I just buy? African style head carvings
« Reply #17 on: September 24, 2012, 07:04:52 pm »
People will tell you a lot of things when trying to make a sale !!   In fact they may just tell you what they heard or what someone told them !! Not that many intend to deceive,, they just don`t know !! If you know someone that would not charge a lot you can do that !!  If it were me,, I would keep my money !!

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Re: What the heck did I just buy? African style head carvings
« Reply #18 on: September 25, 2012, 01:55:15 am »
How much could they be worth??....until you find out from where they came from...what tribe,they are only worth what someone,s prepared to pay,...if you look at our posts and one of your own you will see the ballpark figure ranges between $75./.$175....and some of these figures are 60 years old...but on the other hand...like Mart has said...sometimes .people will say anything to make a sale...in this case it may be true....that they are 100 years old...or they may have been made the day before you bought them...you just don,t know...and the only way you are going to find out if they have good value is in one of 3 ways....1st, you see a similar pair...that sell well, 2nd,get them appraised..which could cost you,...then you might be told, yes they are really valuable,or their worth less than you paid for them...3rd way,to determine age, which does,nt guarantee high value....is to have them carbon dated......and you can,t afford to go down that road...because i too am of the opinion...like what has been said about them...these are tourist pieces weather they were brought back 6 months ago...or 50 years ago...they are still only tourist souvenirs.....i,d like to be proved wrong....but if you have only paid a small amount...and their not eating your corn....then keep them and enjoy.....
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