Nice haul! Fun! The ginkgo ashtray is my fave. Needs a new purpose now that smoking is less common.
For whatever it's worth, the leather and white fur look like natural materials, but the darker braids and brown hair / headdress look synthetic....
Debora: what amazing sleuthing!! Very satisfying to follow along as you all reason this out.
Beaver and raven-- sun in his beak.
Not sure if this qualifies?? But it's my favorite one that I own. By Timber Vavalis / Woosh Kee Ton [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I agree to some extent. I've heard some native people say they in fact prefer it. There are other individuals, however, who seem to reject the...
Those do look to me like pieces made for the tourist market, as they look pretty recent, seem somewhat similar / consistent, and all have those...
Please do! They will-- and they are!
[ATTACH] Here's my most recent finds. Thanks to @all_fakes whose recommendations steered me in the right directions in a new town. The larger jar...
Does the smaller doll in the blanket unwrap at all? There might be info / characteristics worth seeing. The head looks like a 'Skookum doll' on...
Antiquer?
A ceramic 'bell' minus its clapper?
Yes-- these are super nice, and great finds. ...and the Dodgers are still bums!
Thanks Komokwa and Mark London for your expertise and your willingness to share it! Truly appreciated. And thanks for the tip Laura. Nakurmiik!...
One last thought: I've learned a ton myself by reading what the experts in this forum have previously said about other kachina dolls, using the...
I'm gonna further guess that it's not too old, as the kinds of feathers and what looks like rabbit fur (as opposed to other kinds of fur) and even...
I would guess painted wood with metal 'rods' at the joints, perhaps small nails w the heads cut off, to act as reinforcements where two parts come...
I'd say nice find for a dollar! It has a level of detail that's promising. The colors and style and design look more authentic than some Navajo...
Here's my latest piece of Inuit stone carving. And it's also my latest case of being unable to decipher syllabics. I'm hoping you experts can help...
Catch and release of course. Which may also be true for most of the vintage items I temporarily come into possession of... ...but every once in a...
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