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Well, now you are just showing off. ;) Do they have catfish up there? Or is it an Inuit fever dream? I definitely like it. It reminds me of the...
It has some characteristics of Japanese "Satsuma" ware - the crackled glaze, and raised "moriage" decoration - but it has a new appearance. I...
Sorry, some glitch in the link. I will see if I can find another route. Lets see if this works:...
An article on lapis vs sodalite: https://www.gemstones.com/articles/gemstone-lapis-lazuli-vs-sodalite#:~:text=Lapis Lazuli is always opaque,a...
Very nice. They certainly could be a family, right down to the dark peg eyes (baleen?).
Undoubtedly a modern recreation, based on Zapotec (pre-columbian Mexican) funerary urns such as this: [ATTACH]...
@Taupou may be able to help.
I looked up Derrald Taylor. He seems to work more in stone than bone, and is from the Northwest Territories. So if the other letters indicate...
Very nice pieces, of course. I particularly like the first one, of signaling walruses. Thanks for the correction. I should have dredged that up...
That is my favorite, too. I'm not sure what bone. I will need to study up on whale anatomy.
Yeah, whalebone is not the best surface for signatures.
Thank you for that information. It is indeed difficult to read the whole thing - very faint.
Just showing off these, as I have no specific questions. But of course any comments are welcome. :) [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
This came in the same auction as the whalebone figures. Markings on the bottom look like they might be Inuit syllabary? Can anyone interpret them?...
A recent acquisition at auction, with no provenance. 9 1/2" long x 4 1/8" high. A fine grained whalebone, with a smooth finish. On the bottom of...
A recent acquisition from auction, with no provenance. I have seen this form referred to as a "fang ding". The copper-alloy casting shows several...
Easier to carve. ;)
It looks like it is (loosely) based on the stucco head of the Mayan ruler K'inich Jahahb' Pakal, found in the ruins of Palenque. [ATTACH]...
Looks like a type of spoon infuser for loose tea or perhaps other herbs....
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