There certainly is a resemblance. But I don't know what the bell end of a phone earpiece looks like, to see if one could have been modified as a...
At 5", a pretty big chess set - but not impossible.
Another interesting suggestion! Trying him out in my hand, he seems a little too small, and uncomfortably lumpy. But possibly for a swagger stick.
In hand, the features do not look African American. But an interesting suggestion.
A recent acquisition that I found impossible to resist. But I have no clue as to why he might have been created. Has anyone seen anything similar?...
The Hemba have been subjects of the neighboring Luba kingdom for a long time, and they share many cultural features. Such small half-figures serve...
I have not yet found a close comparative, but I think it is probably a food stirrer/paddle. The carving looks similar to things I have seen from...
It is a unique painting, that's for sure. The impression I get is more Indonesian than Japanese. Perhaps @Any Jewelry could take a look.
The lace may look atypical, but the little roll of fabric around the headdress looks like a Japanese fabric.
The image was published (plate 37) in 1958 in a collection of photographs - "Children of Many Lands", edited by Hanns Reich. It is credited to the...
The handle is made of antler. Probably artisan made. The marking may be the maker's initials + date he/she made it.
It does not seem that the painted icon would have been practical when this particular palamarka was being used - it would quickly have become very...
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Sometimes dolls are marked on the back of the head, underneath the wig.
Just a bump, to see if I can get more eyes. Perhaps I should have put this in Metals.
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A few more observations - The ring structure visible on the head indicates a species grown in a northern climate, and not a tropical type of wood....
The most accurate way of identifying wood is by examining a small sample under a microscope. You might try to find a botanist in a nearby...
An interesting article on the coquilla nut trade, with special reference to its use in making nutmeg graters:...
Peat, or "turf", is still cut and burned in Ireland, although there are efforts to restrict the practice in order to preserve the wetland bogs. It...
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