I got this comb from a flea market. The seller claimed Apache but.... The wires look like copper and maybe silver? [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
If you're in the US see if there's a Woodcraft store near you. The (mostly) men who work there are very knowledgeable in all forms of...
Yes, that is the Jirasek. My heart stopped for a sec when I first saw it.
I found this in my parents closet. It probably dates from 1917-1930. It's signed by Alois Jirasek, and the paragraph reads "Moscow, the once...
Ooh interesting. Thanks! I never knew my parents visited the Philipne Islands.
Probably from Africa and probably tourist trade item. But interesting blend of styles. Can anyone try to identify this?
Most likely glass. They feel pretty heavy and don't have the telltale mold lines.
I bought this bag in a junk shop in Alamogordo, NM. I was told at the time that it was sold to the shop by an Apache family. It's doeskin, with...
I saw a passing comment in a travelogue that mentioned those watches on the plane to Kenya. I spent a lot of time cruising small shops looking...
I got this "watch" at a pawn shop or flea market in Nairobi in the 80s. The story I've always heard that when the Maasai saw Westerners with...
LOL my grandfather and I painted the cabinet that I found this in. I never saw this particular item until a few weeks ago.
Any estimate on age? It looks old, and the wood is very dry.
Found it in an old cabinet in my parents' basement (by happenstance, my grandfather and I painted that cabinet some 60 years ago.... Lots of...
Found this wooden Buddha in a cupboard. Looks like it may have been painted gold at one time. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I think that's it. My parents lived in Japan in the 1970s. (Yes, they traveled a LOT and lived in a lot of places.)
I found this mystery root in my parents' garage. It's been there for a while. The finish looks like shoe polish or black wax over a dark wood....
That makes a lot of sense as my parents traveled extensively through Mexico.
This has been on my parents' wall for about 50 years. They got it out west late 1960s to early 70s. It's wool. I'd love for someone to tell me...
LOL so true. Never go by other things you find in a box. :) I blew it on this one.
This one is from the attic. Very cool, probably Maasai, looks old. A Maasai wedding collar? At a guess not a tourist trade item. [ATTACH]...
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