PRIMITIVE CARVED WOOD BUFFALO TOY PLAIN AGED BUFFALO CARVING SEE PHOTOS Start Price USD 199.00 Current Price USD 199.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 249.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, October 06, 2008 End Time Thursday, October 16, 2008 Location DERBY CITY - LOUISVILLE KY See more about 'PRIMITIVE CARVED WOOD BUFFALO TOY' Description FREE SHIPPING : SELLER PAYS PRIORITY MAIL INSURED .   PRIMITIVE  CARVED WOOD ANIMAL  TOY   KEYWORD :  AWSOME ANTIQUE 100 TO 200 YEARS OR OLDER CARVED TOY   THIS IS A VERY UNIQUE 9 INCH TALL BY 9 INCH LONG 2 1/2 INCH WIDE CARVING OF A BUFFALO , COW OR BULL TYPE ANIMAL AGE & LOCATION UNKNOWN. MANY AGE OR STRESS CRACKS LEFT REAR LEG HAS RECTANGULAR HOLE - ALSO A SQUARE 1/2 INCH 5/8 INCH DEEP HOLE IN BASE . SOME WHITE ON FINISH COULD HAVE BEEN A PAINT MOSTLY GONE , SHOWS MOST ON BACK. ONE HORN OR EAR IS GONE . I'VE NEVER SEEN AN AGED CARVING QUITE LIKE THIS HAS A WEIRD HUMP ON BACK SOMETHING LIKE BUFFALO OR  BULL , THIS CARVING MAY BE A INDIAN CARVING OR TOY . THIS PIECE HAS A VERY SMOOTH NEAT PATINA FROM MANY YEARS OF HANDLING AND I BELIEVE IS ONE TO TWO HUNDRED YEARS OLD & COULD BE MUCH OLDER .     PLEASE : STUDY PHOTOS , NO CASH REFUND , I EXCHANGE ONLY . I HAVE NO WAY TO DETERMINE VALUE OR PROVE AGE - STUDY PHOTOS .   I'M AN ANTIQUE PICKER AND A PEDDLER " JACK OF ALL TRADES " I'VE SPENT 30 YEAR HAWKING FLEA MARKETS & HI END ANTIQUE DEALERS USUALLY WHEN I OFFER AN ITEM LIKE THIS IT SELLS & SIX TO 12 MONTHS LATER IT IS IN A BOOK FOR 5 TO 10 TIMES MY SALE PRICE - WHEN I SHOW IT TO EXPERTS OR PHD. IN THE FIELD THEY SCRATCH THERE HEAD & SAY WRITE A MUSEUM .   BUT I NEVER FOUND A MUSEUM THAT COULD WRITE OR WOULDN'T TURN TO PHD. THAT SCRATCH THERE HEAD OR OTHER BODY AREAS . THREE EXPERTS TOTAL CONFUSION . EVENTUALLY A WISE EXPERT WILL BUY IT CERTIFY HOW GREAT IT IS & GET IT BOOKED @ A VERY DESIREABLE PRICE .    THEN A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK THEY KNOW THE VALUE . IT'S ONLY WORTH WHAT IT SELLS FOR ON EBAY OR ANYWHERE ELSE . TOYS (Extracted from "Pioneer" Magazine, Autumn. 1996) (Published by The Sons of Utah Pioneers)   Most pioneer toys had at least two things in common: they were small, and they were hand-made. The home-made nature of most toys gave each a unique appearance and design. Some toys were strictly utilitarian, and could only be identified by those who made them and those who played with them. Other toys were so intricately designed and created, they were almost works of art. one senior confessed of having so much admiration, as a child, for one particularly handsome, hand-carved toy buffalo, "to this day I sometimes wonder about my standing in heaven, so great was my jealousy and covetousness."   BELOW INFO THANKS TO EBAY VIEWER INPUT ADDED 10-9   I'm not looking to purchase this and I'm not an expert in carvings by any means, however this may very well be Native American (Indian) made, and if that is the case than this is probably a buffalo (note the hump). They were the most prized animals in Indian culture because of the many uses they provided to the first Americans to keep them alive (in many instances thoughtout Indian history had there not been buffalo to hunt many tribes would have been completely wiped out due to famine and lack of shelter).They used the hides for clothes and tipi coverings, the bones to fashion tools and weapons and the meat as foodBeacuse of this, the buffalo was a revered and respected animal.Not sure if this helps but wanted to pass it along.Have a nice day!LP-warriorone305       IF A PICTURE IS REALLY WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS , I HOPE MY 5 PHOTOS HELP A POTENTIAL BUYER MAKE A DECISION .   EBAY BUY-NOW BENEFITS BUYER YOU OWN DESIRABLE ITEM WITHOUT BIDDING OR BEING SNIPED AT LAST SECOND BY A DOLLAR       FREE SHIPPING : SELLER PAYS PRIORITY MAIL INSURED .      CHECK PHOTOS AT OLD-ONE COLLECTIBLES   THE QUALITY OF A ITEM OR PIECE OF FOLK ART OR ANTIQUE DEPENDS ON THE ARTIST , MATERIALS , AND STANDARDS SET OR UNIQUE MEASUREMENT APPLIED TO IT. AN ITEM MIGHT BE HIGH RATED BECAUSE OF USEFULLNESS , OR JUST DUE TO BEAUTY OR UNIVERSAL EYE APPEAL . DETERMINING OR FINDING QUALITY THEREFORE INVOLVES PERSONAL UNDERSTANDING OF USE & BEAUTY . A PERSON , OWNER OR CONSUMER ONLY CAN MAKE THIS JUDGEMENT , YOU'RE FRIEND , NEIGHBOR , OR RELATION LACKS YOUR TASTE AND PERSONAL JUDGEMENT .   Check out my other items!   Be sure to add me to your favorites list!     CHECK PHOTOS AT OLD-ONE COLLECTIBLES Place a Bid!