My first find on my Daddys Farm > Can anyone Identify

[CarolinaDigs]

I found this as a child on our family farm. He was near perfect but of course I broke him into three pieces , glued him back together and he still stands alone !! Even though this was found at an Indian campsite , I know it is not American Indian > maybe they did a trade with someone many centuries ago ?? I have never had him appraised or had anyone tell me what he is or where he would have originated from ? Does anyone have an idea ?? Thanks

 

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[irbaddadjoe]

possible inca or mayan, looks like a reproduction from the back?

 

[TreasureTales]

Any markings on the bottom?

 

[CarolinaDigs]

Any markings on the bottom?
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None.

 

[TreasureTales]

I'm not an expert on anything, but I think it looks Aztec to me. Where is Realde de Tayopa or Oroblanco when we need them?

 

[CarolinaDigs]

Thanks everyone !! I just wonder what it was doing in a tobacco field in 1958 ??

 

[TreasureTales]

Thanks everyone !! I just wonder what it was doing in a tobacco field in 1958 ??

Ah, such is the mystery of treasure hunting. You really should contact the two TNet members I mentioned earlier - Realde de Tayopa or Oroblanco. One of those gentlemen may be able to ID it for you.

 

[CarolinaDigs]

Thanks everyone !! I just wonder what it was doing in a tobacco field in 1958 ??

Ah, such is the mystery of treasure hunting. You really should contact the two TNet members I mentioned earlier - Realde de Tayopa or Oroblanco. One of those gentlemen may be able to ID it for you.

Thank you for this information. I did email him.

 

[diggummup]

Inca,Aztec or Mayan, although they spoke different languages, they all had similar cultures and even worshipped many of the same gods even though they gave them different names.So this could be a design patterned from any one of the three,I would think.

Thanks everyone !! I just wonder what it was doing in a tobacco field in 1958 ??

Good question.

Ah, such is the mystery of treasure hunting. You really should contact the two TNet members I mentioned earlier - Realde de Tayopa or Oroblanco. One of those gentlemen may be able to ID it for you.

Good idea.

 

[Gypsy Heart]

I am going to say this is an African figure and considering you found it on a tobacco field....it very well could have been owned by an early black american.

 

[Real de Tayopa Tropical Tramp]

HI Gal: Frankly I am of no good on this one, however I will say that it apparently does not have negroid features so I would rule out Africa.but then it doesn't have a clear cut connection with the Amerindian groups of Mexico and central America.

My gut feeling would be of the Mexican Origin, but who?

I need to do some research for sure.

Don Jose de La Mancha Tropical Tramp

 

[Harry_Morant]

I'm no expert (unless you calculate the time I spent on google and multiply it in dog years) but I'm going for Incan. Just doing an google image search of 20 pages each for incan figue, aztec figure and mayan figure the Inca have a higher proportion of their figures wearing headress than Mayan and Aztec.

I found a photo of this little guy. If your figure had some additional decoration around the outside of his headress its a pretty close match - is it possible that there once was a bit more on your figure which was knocked off or damaged before you found it?

 

[DCMatt]

I'm with gypsy. Looks African to me. And looks like a reproduction.

If I can offer some conjecture... (Hey, it's what I do...) Maybe it was a tribute to slaves who once worked the field, left by family members years after the fact.

My family recently made such a trip to the childhood farm of my mother-in-law. They weren't slaves, but for many years they worked the land that they, by law, could not own and were ultimately force to abandon.

I'm sure WE were not the first to make such a pilgrimage.

DCMatt

 

[CarolinaDigs]

HI Gal: Frankly I am of no good on this one, however I will say that it apparently does not have negroid features so I would rule out Africa.but then it doesn't have a clear cut connection with the Amerindian groups of Mexico and central America.

My gut feeling would be of the Mexican Origin, but who?

I need to do some research for sure.


Don Jose de La Mancha Tropical Tramp

Thank you ! I too feel that it was Mexican, Astec ?

 

[BIG61AL]

I concur that it's more African than ancient American....doubt it was brought from Africa itself, possible made here much later

 

[navarrone]

Its a "VOODO DOLL" get rid of it before midnight

 

[CarolinaDigs]

Its a "VOODO DOLL" get rid of it before midnight

Ya know You could be right I haven't won the lottery yet ! I haven't lost the 15 lbs for my New Year resolution yet ! I haven't found any Spanish gold yet with my MD > OH MY GOSH > MY 90 year old mother sold the farm to my baby brother and now lives with ME !!!!!!!!! Your right !! that relics out of here !!!!

 

[CarolinaDigs]

I'm no expert (unless you calculate the time I spent on google and multiply it in dog years) but I'm going for Incan. Just doing an google image search of 20 pages each for incan figue, aztec figure and mayan figure the Inca have a higher proportion of their figures wearing headress than Mayan and Aztec.

I found a photo of this little guy. If your figure had some additional decoration around the outside of his headress its a pretty close match - is it possible that there once was a bit more on your figure which was knocked off or damaged before you found it?

Thank you for your reply , Yes I can see familar design, I don't think anything has been broken off the bottom though