High Desert in California. Statue about 2 inches tall and no arms?

[blndyhb]

Hi all.

My cousin found this and asked me to research it for her. I am not sure where she found it, maybe arrowhead area. She lives in Lucerne Valley.

I appreciate any info. I just cant look at anymore images in the google or yahoo search engines uugggg...


Thanks for your time....

Kimberly
HB, Ca.

 

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[wvwildman]

looks like and old lead toy

 

[blndyhb]

My apologize, I should give more info. I think it is like ceramic or pottery maybe. It feel breakable.

 

[cdsieg]

Welcome to the site! What is the statue made of? Is is metal, it reminds me of an old lead toy, but I have never seen one like that. I hope someone here can help you more than I did, I mainly wanted to say "welcome!"

 

[cdsieg]

My apologize, I should give more info. I think it is like ceramic or pottery maybe. It feel breakable.

No idea, it sure looks old! Good Luck!

 

[H-2 CHARLIE]

OK you say found ? was it dug up ? out of the ground or a barn ?

 

[Subterranean]

Welcome to the forum. Your piece appears to be Native American, i.e., with the open mouth and "bug eyes." Is it possible that this is one human figure of a set of many, meant to stand in a circle. Each one would have an arm on the shoulder or below the arm of the two figures next to him.

Thus, that is why your figure has "hands" on his back, specifically, his upper shoulder and below his arm. I have seen pottery and carved stone "family" figures like this, all in a circle, from Africa also. Very cool find and worth having a Native American artifact expert check into it! Sub

 

[nhbenz]

I agree with the original configuration having been as described above, often called a "circle of friends".

 

[Subterranean]

Here is another example of one.

 

[kuger]

??I am quite familiar with the Indians of Northern Calif,especially in the area she describes and have never seen anything remotely close,so if it is "Native American",it is not Native to there

 

[blndyhb]

Thank you all for the warm welcome and thank you for your time.

I will have to ask my cousin where and how on this item, she told me before, but I forgot. . You see she actually gave me these items to research almost a year ago and, well I forgot I had them until 2 days ago when I got a call saying that her house was burning to the ground. These few little items wont replace what is lost but I hope that it will be a start to begin again..

In case your interested here are the other two items:


The camera has an inscription on top it is RAY on bottom LOVE ROBIN, It looks like a little spy camera (cute)
The Bible well that is dated back all the way to 1873.

Thank you all again. Much appreciated

Kimberly

 

[Lafitte Deux]

The camera was produced in the 50's and 60's and was actually a working camera.

 

[blndyhb]

Thank you Lafitte Deux. I was wondering if it was real camera

 

[Subterranean]

??I am quite familiar with the Indians of Northern Calif,especially in the area she describes and have never seen anything remotely close,so if it is "Native American",it is not Native to there

I agree with Kuger on this one, and if this artifact came with the little Bible from Alleghany, PA, then it may have been found out there on the east coast. It may be a Mississippian Period artifact, like many examples we have seen here on the Tnet. I am glad she saved some heirlooms from the fire. Sub