I am looking back, now, at a post from Calum (who we have not heard from in awhile) - a stone figure that might be related to these ntadi carvings...
Welcome! It will be good to have another contributor knowledgeable in ethnographic arts.
Terry's first photo, which is described as "reversed", is the correct orientation (as it would appear when printed). So Roaring's image is...
I agree that the outfit does not look like a homemade version, but actually produced by a military supplier. Here is a 10 year old bugler in the...
He certainly looks similar to the other examples you found. Here is an extended quote that accompanies a stone ancestor figure from Angola in the...
According to this website - https://www.canadiansoldiers.com/procedures/regimentalnumber.htm - the "D" in the service number would indicate...
[ATTACH] https://www.ebay.com/itm/353066188087 [ATTACH] WWII RCAC Royal Canadian Armored Corps Identifier Badge...
The style appears to be the "Battle Dress" used from about 1940 to 1949....
I am curious - what is the SIZE number? [ATTACH]
It looks very similar to the "Zimbabwe Bird", adopted as the symbol for the country and based on the stone sculptures at Great Zimbabwe - [IMG]...
It might be an older pot from Taos or Picuris Pueblo, both of which have used micaceous clay. The shape is very similar to some of their pottery.
The imagery seems to be related to Hopi - the kachina, the pueblo buildings in the upper left, and sort of Hopi pottery designs on the neck of the...
Following up on the link Kronos posted, there is an extensive history of commentary about these fake Roman "Hercules" swords, dating back to 2015....
In the late 19th - early 20th century egret feathers were in great demand for women's hats (along with other bird species). The fashion led to...
Without a specific history, it can be difficult to assign a date to such examples of African art. The Ngaady a Mwaash is essentially a stock...
Commercially tanned leather with the grain/hair side intact, not native brain tanned. The fringe is even, square, and looks mechanically cut....
The back side looks quite irregular, not what I would expect for a piece of crockery. Perhaps it is a fragment of wall plaster with a...
Antler can be distinguished from a typical long bone by the presence of the spongy interior structure throughout the length of the antler. There...
Can you please post a clear, close-up photo of the bottom of the figure? That may clarify whether it is bone or antler. It looks like antler to...
Very nice Japanese lacquerware. The lacquer, known as "urushi" in Japanese, is applied in layers onto the wood base. The colors in the decoration...
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