According to this site, the cross and fish signature was used ca. 1965-1970 - https://www.themarksproject.org/marks/bezanson
The term refers to any preliminary sketch that is later covered by the finished artwork - a 2-step process. In the case of your porcelain, the...
Cobalt oxide (the mineral used to create the underglaze blue) is black when first applied, turning blue only during firing. Some combination of...
Nice detail photos. But it would be helpful if you could add captions explaining where each view is on the table. It is a bit difficult to...
But a veil is usually associated with a woman. She looks awfully grumpy to be Mary, though.
The person in the carving seems to be wearing a veil, which I usually associate with a woman.
The leather and zipper closure might be a later modification. But yes, it is a nice little cornhusk bag. These have been made by several tribes...
I am wondering if it might be a recreation of a form originally made in a more functional material - metal, or ceramic, or more traditional...
I should add that the one that shows up with an image search is the same one. (I bought it on ebay.)
I could use some help with this one, both in terms of what its intended purpose was, and who would possibly have thought to do this. It is pot...
Probably a mortar. It is a common shape, and there are many online described as teak, which could place it anywhere from Africa to Indonesia....
The Maasai and Samburu are very photogenic, and popular subjects for carvings for tourists....
The man and woman were probably made by a Makonde carver (Tanzania, Mozambique and Kenya), but they depict Maasai or Samburu people. The little...
The one in the British Museum was dated c.1906. Most of the more recent ones I have seen include a green dye in the design, and don't have the...
An interesting little article about Hausa grain baskets - https://vocal.media/history/hausa-grain-baskets-of-nigeria
Examples of similar bowls from the Swat Valley, northern Pakistan and southern Afghanistan - [ATTACH]...
Probably a grain basket made by a Hausa weaver in Nigeria. Here is an example in the British Museum that shows similar colors and pattern,...
Thank you! I wonder if it might be Ottokie Samayualie, or relative. He specializes in dancing bears now, but started carving at 9 years old -...
A recent acquisition, hoping to get help with the signature - [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] @Mark London Thanks
The fabric looks like standard cotton "ticking", but I can't feel it from here. ;)
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