https://ancientimes.blogspot.com/2021/04/usil-etruscan-god-of-sun.html https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/object/103QTV This is the golden...
This is the original portrait sculpture of the Mayan ruler K'inich Jahahb' Pakal, found in the ruins of Palenque - [ATTACH]
Hmm. This one also says it is numbered 80/300 - https://www.leonardauction.com/201/122933/ Perhaps there were slightly different versions made...
https://kinggalleries.com/product/silva-jopovi-tafoya-black-and-sienna-carved-16-rib-melon-bowl/...
Nice piece. Probably Guatemalan jade/jadeite. The style is Mayan, but not precolumbian. "Guatemalan jade is a rare gem material that comes in...
The reclining figure is known as a "chacmool". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chacmool
It is modern (not ancient) probably from Mexico (or perhaps Guatemala), in the style of a precolumbian Mayan figure.
@Wavedecanter, can you tell what is going on with the top of the forward foot? Is it the original wood, but very worn, or is it some sort of...
Determining the species of wood could be helpful. @Wavedecanter, any universities with wood science laboratories near you?
It is an interesting piece. It appears to have been intended to be seen from one side only. I see holes on the top where something else was...
The Sioux did use double sided hand drums, But yours does not show much wear that would indicate significant age. It closely resembles other...
A beautiful piece. It is not a type I have studied before, so I had to do a bit of poking around on the net, as you have done as well. The basic...
Some more photos, during and after reshaping - [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] The closest comparative examples I have...
Ah, yes - this is their 16" version of "Fogwoman", now out of stock but originally $271....
Thank you. I will add that site to my collection of museums that have good search engines. I haven't done a deep dive on any of these objects...
I plan to humidify them and straighten them out. I will be able to get better photos then. Thanks.
Again from same box. Brain tanned, hard sole moccasins. Very small seed beads, in early colors. I associate those pink beads with Crow work, but I...
The leather doesn't seem right for South Africa, but I will keep that suggestion in mind. Thank you.
Another item from the same miscellaneous box as the totem pole. The beads are old styles, very tiny and older colors. The leather on the tassels...
Does anyone know the story about these totem pole carvings signed "Patrick Seale"? I see tons of them on the internet, and asking prices are all...
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