It looks like it might have been made by a weaver in the Phumalanga (Mpumalanga) weaving workshop in Swaziland. Here is some information about the...
I must say, @komokwa's tea pet looks malnourished. ;) Edited, to remove a potentially hurtful comment.
These look like sinew - [ATTACH] [ATTACH] It looks like the thread going through the beads here might be cotton or linen thread (but hard to...
Some of the Paiute ones I saw had leather bottoms. Perhaps yours used to. The torn fibers look like they might be leather.
They might be Paiute. They did a lot of beaded bottles (and baskets). In some places where I can see the threads it looks like cotton, and in...
"A tea pet is a traditional craft from China, which is usually made from yixing clay (also known as 'zisha') and ceramic. It's a tea lover's...
My first recommendation concerning the leather would be to follow Debora's advice and do nothing to it. All too often home remedies end up doing...
@hunt2 - you are free to do your own research. We have pointed out what we see. No point in arguing with you.
My old man has pointed out that there are tool marks on the face of the stamp that indicate a router was used to finish the recesses around the...
What is your piece made of? It looks very similar to this ceramic kylin/kirin/pi-yao/pixiu (Chinese composite animals, auspicious symbols in feng...
When I did a google search using "repurposed ox cart India shelves" the first result after the AI bit was a YouTube video on "How to turn an...
The parts may be 19th century, but the adaptation to furniture is a modern thing. https://ro.pinterest.com/metastasis/ox-cart/...
It is not all that difficult to do loom beadwork well.
I agree with Any that it is most probably from the Congo region (not Apache or any other Native American). But I am having trouble finding...
A beadwoven strip sewn to a heavy commercial belt/harness strap. Cotton thread. Fairly uniform bead sizes. The design and colors look like...
It could also be helpful in identifying the type of tannage if you can post a photo of the inside of the top flap (which would be the inner...
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The insignia (2 chevrons) in the photo is for a corporal. If it is the same man who became a quartermaster sergeant, he may have briefly held the...
My first impression was that it was a view of a concentration camp. Probably just my dark thoughts of late.......
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