I have dusted the lid, but the body seems to have been well protected in grandma's home.
Another recent acquisition (in my efforts to get at least one of everything :)). It may be "tribal", maybe not, but most discussions about...
We can help identify the age and function of metal objects based on their appearance and other clues shown. But identifying the actual metal can...
Definitely a technique used on a variety of objects made by groups in South Africa and Zimbabwe. Here is a discussion of a similar knobkerrie -...
The letters at the top of the crucifix are INRI - representing the Latin inscription IESVS NAZARENVS REX IVDÆORVM (Iesus Nazarenus, Rex...
Back to the beads - I am wondering if they might be cast from coin silver, and worn as a form of wealth. I cannot find exact comparisons, but I...
It may be too much to expect decoration on a vase to be Audubon quality accuracy.
Hmm. It has been oddly trimmed at some point in its past.
I think geese of some sort. The horns are probably water buffalo, a domestic species, so OK.
Nevertheless, it may be helpful to see the bottom. It looks like it has a foot. Is that so? We are assuming it is ceramic/pottery. Is it?
May we see the whole mount, please?
Welcome, Erin. It is difficult to see where the threaded points are in your photos. Can you show us more details of those, as well as the bottom...
There appears to be a Ferris wheel, which would date it later then 1893. The Ferris wheel was introduced at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition...
Based on the way the face is made, my best guess is that it was carved in Ghana, where there is an active craft industry making "tribal" carvings...
I was hoping that if it was not his, he might be able to suggest another wood worker. Ah, well. Worth trying.
For fans of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" - the kids with the baggy clothes and long sleeves remind me of the "Footmen", the flapping, gyrating...
Interesting piece. Certainly looks like a one-off. I am having trouble understanding the possible purpose of the two elements shown at the sides -...
It looks like a burl. Difficult to tell species in the distorted grain. But it might be made by Alan Stirt -...
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