I have no idea, but I like it!
Yes...one of my pet peeves: calling all NW Coast Native art "Haida;" as though it were acceptable to say "He is an Apache, from the Navajo...
Yes; and to expand a bit, the Cree are a very large group of people, and some of the Cree sub-groups have been called "Innu," a word derived from...
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I don't know much about wind instruments, but value can be drastically lower if the pads are not in good shape, because having them replaced is...
This should be the link to the full article. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02639904.2019.1599566 It begins with the abstract or...
Useful resource, though there are many others; it doesn't list a Joseph Mann however: http://www.vintagebanjomaker.com/#/about/4594323592 This is...
Joseph Mann is not a known banjo maker, so far as I've been able to determine, and it is possible the plate refers to an owner, rather than the...
Does look like agate; cut and polished. I'm not sure it is Brazilian, but others may have opinions.
Sometimes I find the household conditions at estate sales are just depressing...especially for a borderline-hoarder. I'm thinking "Is this what...
I don't see any NW Coast connection, beyond the round mouth. I'd be expecting stylistic details typical of that art, beyond just an open mouth....
Welcome! I play violin sometimes, though currently playing more mandolin and octave mandolin; and was a guitar teacher during one period of my life.
It is a minor point, but the container itself appears to be lathe-turned, and the relief carving made as a separate piece and then attached to the...
I know we had a thread on these; but though camel-saddle is the correct name, they were not actually intended to be used for that purpose, but...
I think Banjira is basically a brand or importer name; I would just call this a sitar, child-size or half-size. I've got one myself; it is...
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