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I agree that it is very nice work, and African. Your description of the wood as dark and heavy suggests ebony, or African Blackwood (Dalbergia...
I don't think your jar is pre-columbian (pre-Hispanic) - the remaining bright paint colors are characteristic of more recent pottery. But the form...
It might be the initials G L. I believe such items could have been made anywhere from the late 19th to mid 20th century, by any skilled craftswoman.
Your little bag is crocheted, which is not a traditional Native American technique.
I think this one is derived from Dogon (Mali) and Senufo (Ivory Coast) styles, and probably a pastiche made for sale.
The form of the lines looks more like a type of etching, to me - long squiggly and erratic lines. More like a stylus through a medium than pen and...
He might be a modern Shona carving from Zimbabwe. His feet, at least, look similar to some of the stone bird carvings found at the site of Great...
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The new photos are helpful. I can now see that the material used is peeled rattan. You can recognize rattan by the cross section, which shows an...
Nicolo Amati (an important 17th century violin maker) appears to have used the Latin form of his name - Nicolaus Amatus - on his labels. Yours is...
2 good sources on Yoruba beadwork in general: William Fagg: Yoruba Beadwork Art of Nigeria. Rizzoli, 1980. Henry John Drewal & John Mason: Beads...
It appears to be a newer (non-traditional) style of carving produced in Nigeria, made of ebony wood (hence the weight). This example is taken from...
Such beaded tunics - "ewu-ileke" - are made by specialist beadwork artists for Yoruba royalty, chiefs, and priests of the god of thunder, Shango....
It is Yoruba beadwork, from Nigeria. I have seen many ""sashes" on the modern market, but I cannot explain the significance of the vest/tunic...
The creature appears to have a long tail, which the macaques don't. Perhaps it is a Japanese Tsushima leopard cat or Iriomote cat. [ATTACH] Or a...
Don't recognize it off hand, but I have some observations and additional questions. It looks like the top is slightly conical. Is there any...
What is the wire bit on the left, coming through the main arm? Looks twisted, sort of like a drill bit/gimlet.
That is a typical width for kente strips.
You might be very lucky, and find someone here who has seen one before. Otherwise, we will need more information and more views. What are the...
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