(Sorry - my post duplicated itself)
Welcome, @AntTedII. We do baskets here. However, we will need some better photographs. Identifying the material is one of the first steps in...
Looks like antler, possibly elk, moose or caribou depending on the general shape. [IMG]...
It is based on a traditional Teke form, but I think it is probably a fairly modern copy made for sale. Bacquart, in his Tribal Arts of Africa,...
I did not mean to suggest that stamping and casting were unknown techniques - just that they were not what I have seen in this sort of context....
They do look like Satsuma ware - yellowish earthenware body, with a finely crackled glaze. https://gotheborg.com/marks/satsuma.shtml#introduction...
I should clarify, and "mass produced" may have not been the best choice of words. I did not mean the pieces were churned out by European style...
More Islamic wooden windows, this time in Yemen, but very similar traditional construction:...
The white elements are probably camel bone. The brass elements appear to be mass produced - all identical. The wood shows kerfs characteristic of...
Compare with these windows in traditional mud architecture of Timbuktu, Mali: [ATTACH]...
I am afraid this basket is a very typical import from Pakistan, which has been prolific with baskets copying SW designs. I have had some in my...
It is like one of those positive/negative, raised/indented light tricks. I think @Lucky_sun123 may have seen the black "shadow" first, and now...
Decisions about storage depend on your particular conditions, and how you want to use the collection. You say "long term storage", but will you be...
Here are some sources for archival quality storage products, where you can get an idea of the options that might work for you:...
[IMG] Both the box and the jar look like they may have been made in northern India. I will tag someone who may be able to tell you more - @Any...
From the general shape, and style of embroidery, I think it may be Ottoman Turkish. Compare with these:...
Similar to this one: [ATTACH] https://www.couleurlocale.eu/en/sisal-basket-kenya-earth-colors-practical-weave-32.html
I believe your obi would be classified as a "maru obi" - Maru obi : The most formal obi belt of 33 cm in width and 4 m in length. This obi...
Ah, OK.
What do you mean by this? There are several traditional yellow pigments that were compounds containing lead, (as well as cadmium, chrome,...
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