Please see my comments in @gouldcx's other post, which for some reason is in Pottery, Glass and Porcelain:...
From a previous discussion about rhino vs cow horn on the forum: "Cattle horns grow over a bone core, in a series of nesting cones. They are...
It just occurred to me that if the Goodwill photo was an actual orotone, it would explain the reversal of the image. Typically, you print emulsion...
The proper definition of an orotone is that it is printed on glass, but the Goodwill description may have been using the term simply to mean a...
It does look like the tusks are placed in the lower jaw, in both @Scott Eidam's carving and AJ's keris hilt
I would vote for an Indonesian origin. The Indians have a better idea of what elephants actually look like. :)
This particular photograph seems to be relatively obscure. I would expect it to be better known and attributed if it was by Edward Curtis.
I believe the "Bettmann" attribution refers to the Bettmann archive, rather than the original photographer. "The Bettmann Archive is a collection...
This Hileman photo looks like it is a similar tone: [IMG]...
It could be a cushion cover, or "tent bag", also called a "torba" (a Turkish word for such items). Many such textiles came out of Afghanistan...
As others have noted, the original (also known as "Winter landscape with a bird trap") was an oil painting. The image is so popular that it has...
Wait for other opinions before you do anything rash. :)
With that mottled color, and apparent seam around the middle, they may be Kakamba/Kankanmba Prosser beads....
Although you do not post a photo, I imagine you are describing a jeweler's saw: [IMG] Brookstone would have imported them from a German...
Sorry @Adam1, I asked the moderator of the forum to move your original post here, which has not happened yet. We try to discourage duplicate...
It is difficult to find accurately dated dolls for comparison. Documented examples I have found in several museum collections start appearing in...
Moderator - Can you please move this thread to Tribal Art, where it will get more appropriate attention? Thanks.
Can you please tell us how tall the figures are?
It is a traditional gourd cup for serving yerba mate, a stimulating herbal drink from South America. The utensil (bombilla) serves as a spoon and...
It looks like they are reproductions of some at the Alcazar at Seville. I can't copy the images here (they are licensed), but you can see them at...
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