Tuesday, 16 November 2010

Bare bones


 


Exquisitely carved late 19th Century ebony and ivory mememto mori








Skull of an Ankole-Watusi







 


Skull of a hippopotamus






 


 Congolese baboon skull fetish





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4 comments:

  1. Squeak16 November 2010 at 17:15

    Oh, these are so beautiful! I'm about to buy myself a (replica) rhino skull from the Evolution Store in New York. It has to be a replica because real skulls are subject to massive taxes when exported from the US, and I'm Canadian. I already have several other replica skulls and enjoy them every day.

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  2. Seraph + Splendor17 November 2010 at 08:20

    The ebony & ivory skull is lovely beyond words...
    S+S

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  3. HOBAC17 November 2010 at 20:40

    Squeak - luckily for us there are so many antique examples here. Have you ever tried a place called Bone Clones? They supply some of the institutions I have dealt with.

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  4. Rose C'est La Vie18 November 2010 at 00:55

    I rather think these are better than the real thing. Fabulous, thank you.

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