I agree, the last one (the crouching, striped fellow) looks like an Inuit soapstone figure. I don't recognize the style of the first object, but...
It looks like a type of folk art painting from eastern India, the state of Odisha (Orissa), done by a Saura artisan. [ATTACH]...
The two likely options would be a form of plating, or a lacquer containing something like powdered brass.
I don't know what to make of this, but apparently you can choose your own price. Most appear to be the same photos (not the op's, but a...
Student work, coil built.
Welcome, @Capita. The first step is making sure your objects are correctly identified. That is often what we can help with here. The next step is...
Your detail photos are good, but I can't see the general shape of the bowl, other than the first photo. I would like to see the whole bowl from...
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Bump.
The patina looks like she may have been cared for like a traditional ibeji. The residue in the crevices may be camwood powder, used by the Yoruba...
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It does look like split bamboo. The hexagonal weave is a technique I associate most with Asian baskets, along with the crossing supports on the...
Now that I can see his face, the big chin reminds me of a modern Batak carving that I posted here:...
Very nice basket. Too bad about the damage on the rim. Probably made by a weaver in Rwanda or Burundi, such large baskets like this are less...
Definitely not Native American. The technique is all wrong - such wrapped coiling with only intermittent stitches joining the coils is an...
"Canvas" made for needlepoint has large spaces between the threads. Here is an example that has been partly worked: [IMG] Tapestry needles can...
They are "tapestry" needles, used when working needlepoint - colored yarns stitched onto heavy canvas. The blunt tips allow the needle to pass...
A good reference to begin with is a book by Bryan Sentance - Art of the Basket: Traditional Basketry from Around the World. Thames & Hudson, 2001....
Welcome @jxp1962, Can you please go back and "edit" your post and select "full size" for your photos. It will make it easier for us to see them....
If you are thinking Cherokee or Choctaw cane baskets, this is not one. It may be a type of cane, but the structure (particularly the foot and...
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