The fact that there are two so similar suggests there may be a prototype somewhere that is being copied, perhaps published and/or in a museum.
Where did you get it, and what have you been told about it? Some better photos, without the dramatic shadows, might make it easier to do an image...
A google image search comes up with a few similar carvings, but when I click on "visit" I receive security warnings. [ATTACH]
It looks like a soumak technique has been used, at least on this section - [ATTACH] This would be characteristic of saddle bags or storage bags...
To my eye, it looks quite modern, although I can't suggest a specific date. Here is one on alamy that looks very similar in form and style but,...
It is in the style of Mayan pottery (Central America), and most likely a modern replica made for sale rather than a precolumbian piece.
It could have been imported, of course.
This style of basket has been made in the Philippines, similar to these - https://www.ebay.com/itm/196469946890...
The Hupa, Yurok, and Karok all made baskets similar to the brown ones. They were made with a technique called "twining", using fine willow or...
The shape resembles some types of Mata Ortiz jars. But if so, it is not a particularly well done example.
Given the basic shape, and the hole on the bottom, it might be the tip of a deer antler. How big is it? Another alternative could be a small sperm...
I would not go in that building.........
There are quite a variety of sizes available from African species. But it will be difficult to compare when only parts (and no ends) are visible...
The basic shape and materials look African, and, although it is hard to see their size, the quills may be from one of the African species. They...
I didn't see that! Now it makes sense.
The skiers copy the poses of the two mourning figures on Michelangelo's tomb of Giuliano de Medici - [ATTACH] "The reclining figures on the...
The design is similar to other, older bags I have seen that are identified as Apache. Many were made in the 1920's, to be sold at various tourist...
A good find. Similar, but also different. The Numismatics example is shaped from a round rod (or cast in that form), and has a finer finish. To my...
In Africa copper, brass, and iron have all been used as wealth in a variety of formats. One of the more standardized forms, made in Europe and...
Yes, Batak.
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