This article seems to provide a history of this particular image, first published in a religious tract in 1769, in Nuremberg -...
The sitter in the photograph that @Debora posted looks very similar to your subject, as she noted. That photograph is dated 1861-1864. As the...
If the image does not have a mirror-like surface, it would not be a daguerreotype. And if it does not attract a magnet, it would not be a tintype,...
In that case, it is unlikely that the mask was made for actual use in any culture. It may have been made by a ceramics student or other artist as...
Reverse of original poster's mask - [IMG] Here are 2 masks that show the growth rings of what appears to be a type of Fomes fomentarius (bracket...
Google translates the text in the upper right corner as Dahuashan - big magnificent mountain. Dahuashan is a town in Pinggu District, near...
It is probably a small Zapotec weaving, from Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico. They are usually made with wool weft and cotton warp, the warp...
The Yoruba of Nigeria are well known for their elaborate beadwork. Beaded panels such as this one are derived from traditional forms. It is often...
The shape and design look Mayan. But you may need to find a specialist to examine it. Precolumbian pottery is complicated, and has often been...
My first impression is Salish, or thereabouts. Not sure about the rim finish, though.
A deciduous tree, with water and cactuses (organ pipe or Mexican fence post), mountains, low thatched or metal roof house - somewhere in Mexico?
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Good luck getting any legal action like that in the States.......
The fabric would be more accurately described as needlepoint/petit point rather than tapestry. You can find other examples with those terms.
Perhaps if you send an inquiry and a copy of the photo to the Graphics Arts Collection at the Princeton Library they might be able to provide...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Roe_Howell...
William Roe Howell, a New York photographer, was commissioned as class photographer at Princeton in 1869-1870 and 1872-1873. He produced albumen...
That looks better. :)
Is it an albumen print mounted on a heavier stock?
I am not seeing one, but you might try examining the whole image closely with a magnifying glass. There might be a signature or monogram hidden in...
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