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RARE ANTIQUE FOLK ART COCONUT HEAD DETAILED LIFELIKE 100 YRS OLD, FAT FACE MAN




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Information:
Reference Number: Avaluer:1268757Size: Small (up to 12in.)
Type: Sculptures & CarvingsRegion of Origin: SOUTH PACIFIC
Year: 1900-1920Style: Folk Art
Width (Inches): 9"Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Color: BrownMaterial: COCONUT
Subject: PortraitQuantity Type: Single-Piece Work
Originality: OriginalDate of Creation: 1900-1949
Height (Inches): 10"
Original Description:
UP FOR AUCTION IS A RARE ANTIQUE FOLK ART AMERICAN LEGION HAND PAINTED COCONUT HEAD THAT IS GREATLY DETAILED, LIFELIKE AND CREEPY. IT WAS BROUGHT BACK FROM THE SOUTH PACIFIC APPROXIMATELY 100 YEARS AGO BY MY GRANDFATHER WHO WAS IN THE MERCHANT MARINE. IT IS A CARVED OLD MAN WITH SNAGGLE TEETH AND A FAT FACE AND HE APPEARS TO BE LOOKING OUT OF THE CORNER OF HIS EYE. THE COCONUT HEAD CAN ONLY SIT SINCE IT DOESN'T HAVE A HANGER. IT IS PART OF A COLLECTION OF 9, I WILL BE LISTING AND ...THEY ARE ALL INCREDIBLE. I WILL COMBINE SHIPPING. THERE IS REALLY NOTHING LIKE THEM ONLINE. IT HAS SOME CRACKS IN THE SHELL AS SHOWN, BUT IT STILL LOOKS GREAT. IT IS 10" TALL AND 9" WIDE. SHIPPING WILL BE $15.00 IN THE US INCLUDING INSURANCE. PLEASE CONTACT ME TO CALCULATE SHIPPING OUTSIDE THE US. ALL SALES ARE FINAL! PLEASE PAY WITHIN 3 DAYS OF THE CONCLUSION OF THE AUCTION.

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