"Janus" is a term that has come to be applied to any figure with 2 faces, usually facing in opposite directions.
I did a DNA test, and got pretty much what we expected - British Isles - even though we have genealogy back to the 17th century in America -...
Nice. Don't poke yourself with any of the arrows. (I assume you are smaller than an elephant.)
The walrus is photo bombing.
Some information about the use of commercial "Germantown" yarns in Navajo weaving -...
Yes, the larger one looks to be Navajo. But I hesitate about the smaller one, mainly because it appears to be made with commercially spun yarns....
@Taupou
If we could see the back of any of these carvings it might settle the question of material. If Lizzie's is cast resin of some sort, I think we...
That's what the Balinese entrepreneurs are counting on - NA sells. Their wood carvers have also been reproducing NW Coast styles (though not very...
Artisans in Bali, Indonesia, have been making highly polished bone carvings in a variety of styles for many years. I suspect that is what this is....
Another set, dated late 18th early 19th century, King 9.6cm, pawns 6.6cm - [ATTACH]...
A set dated 18th century, sold at Bonhams, king 8.3cm, pawns 6cm - [ATTACH]...
How tall is your figure? What examples are you using for comparison? A Kholmogory set, dated 1800. The Vizier's spear projects above his...
For those of us who do not read Russian - "The Russian tsars revered this ancient art. According to the minutes of the Supreme Privy Council,...
I think it will be very difficult, if not impossible, to establish that your piece came from a set belonging to Paul I of Russia, unless someone...
I can highly recommend a book (!) by Maggie Campbell Pedersen: Gem and Ornamental Materials of Organic Origin. revised edition, 2010. ISBN...
Please show us the back.
Have you looked at it under magnification? With tortoiseshell or horn, the darker color is distributed as tiny dots (cells) of pigment. In most...
Corrected. Just a simple typo/brain fart.
On the other hand, we do not know the dates of Mr. Harding's great grandfather, or when and where he acquired the box. If the box is 1930-ish,...
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