The Shahnameh is a classic of Persian literature, the equivalent of Homer's epics in the European tradition, or the Ramayana in the Hindu...
Also known as "Beatle boots".
Baker's cap, I think - [ATTACH]
Just some speculating thoughts - if some non-native decided to make a sort-of-NWC rattle, it seems they would try to make the style more...
Can you say more about the photograph itself? What size? What type of mount and quality of paper? From the color, it looks like an albumen print.
I was about to say, from what I can see of the woman's dress, with the large skirt and low set sleeves - 1860s....
I think the figures on your spoon (whatever they are) are much better done than the other examples we have seen so far.
The treatment of the eyes on the top figure (a cat?), and the lines inside the ears of both animals, seem at least influenced by traditional NWC...
Nice to know I am not the only one that was confused.
Thanks again.
Thank you for your thorough reply! If you have more time, I have s few additional questions. As I noted, the use of a copyright symbol surprised...
The style of the beadwork on this one is typical of the northern plains, probably Lakota (Sioux). The small beads, known as "seed" beads, are...
I forgot to say, it would not be a pipe bag. Those are usually longer. As these were made for sale, the buyers could have put anything they wanted...
I have seen a number of these small beaded bags - native tanned leather (buckskin), drawstring, with the long beaded fringe - identified as...
I thought it might be copyright, but I have never seen it on an Inuit piece like this. Waiting to hear from Mark London.
Possibly. Good suggestion.
Hello all, Hoping @Mark London and @komokwa might help with the age and meaning of the notations on this seal. He is 9" long, not real fancy, but...
Britain was involved in establishing oil palm plantations in West Africa in the early 1900s (consistent with the date of the style of your...
[ATTACH] This particular style of strip woven cloth, known as "kente" cloth, is associated with Ghana, as Any Jewelry suggested....
It is a type of parrying shield, used to ward off blows from clubs or boomerangs. The shape is characteristic of some of the groups in the...
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