I wouldn't think it was Japanese, even if your Aunt travelled there, and it was in a box of mostly Japanese items. I've never seen a Japanese...
I've never seen a walrus tusk with that much curvature; and walrus has an oatmeal-looking core that I don't see here. I'd think whether croc or...
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I still think the dorsal fin is too big for a salmon, and I don't see the kind of dorsal fin found on a cod; but I'm more than ever sure this is...
I'm not actually sure that is a salmon...could be anything if you ask me....bass, perch.....dorsal fin doesn't look right for salmon. I imagine...
Viola da gamba refers to early instruments of the viol family; they preceded the modern violin family. More like 1500 than the time period your...
I'd guess it is intended to represent a cello, or perhaps a viola da gamba; it has some features of each. It is a very nice figure in any case.
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Truer words were never spoken (except perhaps for Taupou's advice about that great book). I often find it very sad to see an ebay listing for a...
I wonder if the racers could have been game-pieces? (Sniped by Davey and others!)
Has Anyone Considered Getting A 2nd Home To Help Store Your Collections? That would be a "yes."
This does look very well-done, assuming it is a actual carving and not cast from wood composite or resin. Some castings can look very much like...
It might be from Alaska, but the designs are not Northwest Coast Native; studio pottery-style abstract, I'd guess.
Does it make a cool noise if you hit it with a drumstick? Percussion instrument?
You could take the gold out and sell it, might be worth more as gold than as a divining rod. I think the legend on these was that it had to be...
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