INDESCRIBABLY HIDEOUS, AWESOMELY BEAUTIFUL AFRICAN VOODOO ANIMAL HEAD COIN BANK?

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YOU ARE BIDDING ON A RARE ONE-OF-A-KIND: ORIGINAL HAND-MADE VINTAGE VOODOO ANIMAL HEAD COIN BANK THING ? I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS IN REAL LIFE OR ON EBAY ! ! ! IT IS OBVIOUSLY A COIN BANK BUT OTHER THAN THAT THERE IS NOTHINGI HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIND OUT ABOUT IT. ONE CAN TELL JUST BY LOOKING AT IT THAT IT IS OLD. I MAKE NO CLAIMS AS TO IT'S ORIGIN OR AGE BUT IF I WERE PRESSED TO MAKE A GUESS I WOULD SAY THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN IS AFRICA OR EVEN THE USA (MAYBE NEW ORLEANS OR ELSEWHERE IN LOUISIANA). AS TO IT'S AGE, I WOULD ESTIMATE 50 YEARS THOUGH I HAVE NOTHING TO GAUGE IT WITH. IT IS PROBABLY OLDER BUT I DON'T BELIEVE IT IS ANY YOUNGER THAN 50 YEARS OLD. BANK SIZE IS APPROXIMATELY 4 1/2 INCHES IN DIAMETER AND THE COIN SLOT IS 1 3/8 INCHES LONG; BIG ENOUGH TO HOLD A FIFTY-CENT PIECE OR A GOLD DOLLAR. IT SEEMS TO BE MADE OF SOME TYPE OF PAPER-MACHETE MATERIAL (THOUGH NOT STRIPS OF NEWSPAPER; PERHAPS PULP FROM A TREE BRANCH OR SOMETHING SIMILAR). ONLY TODAY DID I SHOW IT TO AN ANTIQUE DEALER AND SHE SAID IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN CARVED FROM A COCONUT, BUT DEFINITELY OLD. THE PAINT IS GLOSSY. BUT. OLD. I REALLY AM AT A LOSS FOR WORDS TO DESCRIBE THIS THING. IT'S BOTH FASCINATING AND HIDEOUS AT ONCE. THIS BANK COMES INTACT AS YOU SEE IT IN THE PICTURES.WHAT YOU SEE IS ALL THERE IS.THERE ARE NO CRACKS, DENTS OR DAMAGE OTHER THAN WHAT read more
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