Bone, I think. I saw similar pieces being made in a small workshop in Ireland about 10 years back. The design may have originally been Maori, but...
Arches is a well known maker of fine artists' papers, including modern versions of laid paper. On their website, Arches presents a chronology...
I wouldn't be surprised if he signed with something other than his name, knowing that the GIs would not be able to read it.
This is google's translation - [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Fan Zeng is a contemporary Chinese artist (born 1938).
I just noticed - in the beginning you said - Now you say it is in the mail and you don't have it in hand. It seems a bit premature to excitedly...
The location of a watermark on the paper is not necessarily diagnostic. It might occur only once on a full sheet, and depends on the size of the...
More on Rembrandt watermarks - https://jhna.org/articles/decision-trees-for-watermark-identification-in-rembrandts-etchings/ As you seem to be...
This example in the British Museum provides a good technical description of a first state of this print -...
That settles it then - an eye witness! Thank you! Might I ask, on what occasions did you wear them?
Well, I found the metal stand at the Goodwill awhile ago. I have no idea what its original purpose was. It just has a flat square of metal on the...
Yes, but I don't know if their description is accurate.
Google search turns up examples said to be vintage 1970s. Does anyone have any familiarity with a decorative headdress such as this? It is...
She is miffed that some kid is in her hay.
I should add that using nails for dating is only helpful if the nails are original to the construction. As for wood identification, you might try...
My first time looking at this post. You seem to be asking - how old is the top of this bodgered table? A first step would be identifying the...
The BBC article explains - "The primary destinations for smuggled rhino horn remain the same; the largest markets are in China and Vietnam....
Cow horn comes in a variety of colors. The one I posted the link to says it was made in Nepal, where there are several different breeds of cow as...
https://zigzagasiancollection.com/products/large-horn-necklace
In his Southwestern Indian Baskets: Their History and Their Makers, Andrew Hunter Whiteford notes that "The traditional coiled baskets of the...
I suggested Tohono O'odham/Papago for #2 based on the checkered weaving in the center, which is typical of their starts. However, if it is a later...
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