Hard to tell with the exaggerated expression, but Fess Parker came to mind - [ATTACH]
More searching would probably turn up more made in the intervening years. It seems to be a surprisingly consistent form. But good documentation...
Several similar examples, varied in size, identified as Apache. First two, at the Peabody Museum, are dated to late 19th century -...
This is a type known as a Caravaca crucifix. It originated in the town of Caravaca (de la Cruz), Spain, in the 13th century. It is said it was the...
Thank you for this information. I can see why more attention would be paid to high volume fraud like these examples. I guess I was just curious...
IMO they look like poor quality reproductions. Rough/crude casting can be a sign of poor/rushed workmanship rather than age. On the back, there...
If it is somewhat flexible/soft, it might be palm frond. But I think it is more likely split rattan, which would be stiffer. Split rattan has...
I agree. "Chimayo" refers to the tradition of Hispanic weavers in New Mexico. Your blanket is very typical of a style that was made in the...
It is always difficult to do facial comparisons of photos taken at different angles, with different lighting, and at different ages. It might be...
The ridges, and the way they have split and delaminated looks similar to boar's tusk.
@Taupou - do you know of any instances where this law has actually been applied? There are so many examples of misidentified items on ebay,...
It is a well made basket, nicely finished on front and back. I am not sure about its origin, but it may be Ethiopian. I have seen the long...
[IMG] I was hoping the structure of the stretcher might provide more evidence of the painting's origin. But it is a pretty simple strainer,...
Bingo! At least they got this one sort of right. It is an Iroquois bag, made as a tourist souvenir - sometimes referred to as a "whimsy". Probably...
Well, somewhere in Asia. The material is rattan.
A well equipped bull. ;) Probably Spanish, made of braided esparto grass. A similar technique is used to make baskets in Andalusia.
Chinese trinket basket, made of twined rush.
I apologize - I know I am sometimes like a dog with a bone - I can't let go until I figure something out. Part of the confusion about the caps is...
That is good information. Can you please provide a link to that?
Your bowl may be considerably older than "vintage". It looks very similar to other examples from the pre-columbian Chupicuaro culture, found in...
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