Went on a camping and antiquing trip this past weekend. Did pretty well! 2 Hopi pots (unsigned) and the Santa Clara pot by Teresita Naranjo are my...
So are those bone? What kind?
Hey that's awesome! Thank you.
Can anyone give me a lead in identifying this handled basket? I was inclined to call it an Alaskan grass basket, but it's more rigid, more...
If it's 6 inches long / wide as in the photo, that'd be an enormous antler! Could it be made of something else? Scratch that: centimeters!
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Hello. This is my first posting in this forum-- metalware! I have no knowledge or expertise here. I know of...
Looks more Meso-American to me.
Pictures of the inside too, lit up, might offer clues. In the overhead pic, there's four equi-distant rectangular holes (since filled in) that...
Would the lower part of a tusk have a porous structure similar to what looks like bone here? (Certainly looks old to me.)...
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Definitely hipsters are into thrifting here in my US city. And clothes are indeed the main thing they seem to be after. As I myself am not...
It's an interesting peace.
Def agree Mata Ortiz, and also think the 'f' in 'frog' is actually a +. The almost flawless paint doesn't look like it's centuries old.
Hi again! I have only this one picture of this item, but I'm considering buying it as part of a larger lot of Native American items and as I do...
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Has anyone ever seen a solid copper SW-style fetish? I got this at an estate sale and when I picked it up, I thought it must be the heaviest stone...
Looks African to me. The bright (ish) colors don't look entirely natural / derived directly from plants, nor do they match anything I've seen on...
Maybe try Tsosie.
Lapis Lazuli: from the Latin for stone and Persian for sky or heaven, thus it's sky-stone or heaven-stone if you prefer. (Recent Jeopardy clue)
Me neither... The painted stylings look appropriate to Zuni, and the slightly asymmetrical rim visible in the overhead picture makes it appear...
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