Yes, North African at least, and probably Tuareg. @komokwa will have more to say.
Sorry - just noticed this post. It looks like a recent carving by a Fang artisan (Gabon/Cameroon/Equatorial Guinea). They do those short,...
I read it as "Cuadropedo" - Spanish for quadruped. But why it appears to say "Camel.." above that is beyond me. Perhaps some instructions for the...
Similar bottles are called "balsam bottles". They are used for a solution of balsam that is used in mounting coverslips on microscope slides. The...
I believe your figure is from Mali, and probably made by a Dogon artisan. They make small ancestor figures using the "lost-wax" casting technique,...
"King of Horns", from a 15th century set of playing cards, now at the Cloisters, Metropolitan Museum: [IMG]...
Many new members have trouble posting photos at first. Here is info on how to upload pictures:...
"Resin" is a term used for a synthetic plastic material that is used to make molded objects. Based on your photograph, the bottom of your box...
Yes, it is a cross between a banjo, which has 4 or 5 strings with a longer neck, and a mandolin, which has 4 pairs of strings and a short neck....
I think he would hold a regular keris (I don't have one). I would post a photo of him, but he has had some run-ins with the cats over the years,...
I believe this one is Hanuman, the Monkey King. I have one somewhat similar, carved as a keris holder. Yours does not appear to have a suitable...
They arrived here, as well. Awaiting time to make something of them. Thanks again!
Sounds like a nice collection.
You don't say what size it is, and the photos are a little dim and grainy, but it looks like an ivory Japanese netsuke portraying a demon, if that...
Some things are simply scarce, which does not necessarily make them valuable. It was not clear from your initial post if you were looking for...
What is the content of the "Thoreau" - is it a selection of his writings? Here is a selection of other books published by Hayes Lithographing Co....
I should have clarified that round coil bundles don't exclude an African origin, but flattened ones are quite characteristic of that region.
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