I think the link komo provided pretty much says it all. I agree with Dagger that African objects are not hot sellers, which is one of the reasons...
I can't be sure about this one. The wood does look like African Blackwood (mpingo), traditionally used by Makonde carvers. And the treatment of...
Here are some more figures in a similar style, although not conjoined. The attributions (Pere, Mbuti, Zande - all very different peoples) seem to...
And 2 more at another gallery, described as "Pere style", from the Democratic Republic of Congo. They also say they believe they are wood, covered...
Here is another similar figure, from a 2021 auction catalog - [IMG]...
Your basket looks quite contemporary in style, and not any indigenous tradition that I am familiar with. It may be an example of coiled ocoxal...
Looks like a well used dandelion weeder. [IMG]
I recently came across an article which described similar figures as available as souvenirs in a museum of Asmat art in Jakarta. [ATTACH]...
https://culturesinternational.com/products/african-carved-gourd-monkey-balls-decorative-art-balls-large?_pos=3&_sid=fc39193dc&_ss=r
Sorry, I should have identified the wooden piece as a loom reed, rather than a heddle - similar to this on a Lao loom: [ATTACH]
I think the embroidered hanging may be from Laos. The wooden piece is a heddle for a loom, and also looks SE Asian.
The "blade" is too blunt to be an effective hide scraper. It looks more like the squeegees used in making silk screens. But if that, I would...
Your little cloisonne jar is Japanese. The blue is a technique called "ginbari", which uses a thin, crumpled silver foil underneath the enamel....
She looks good. These are difficult to date without a specific history.
I guess your eccentric emphasis can be easy to misunderstand.
Yeah, the use of colors is what seems distinctive. Most teneriffe lace work baskets I have seen do not used dyed materials, just natural raffia color.
Komo, it seemed clear that you were objecting to something, but it was not clear what you were objecting to. I am still not clear on what you were...
What is your point? And why are so many exclamation points required? Do you mean to be yelling? I posted it as an example of the more traditional...
Does anyone know where this style of basket comes from? I have seen 2 now in my internet wanderings, but can't determine their origin. The base...
A few things about your akua'ba doll are atypical/non-traditional, which may indicate it is a recent version made for sale. Here is an example of...
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