Not contemptuous at all. More like a sigh and eye roll. I am sorry to say that I believe you have driven off more than one newbie with your unique...
Perhaps from East Africa. The exaggerated, elongated features remind me of Makonde (Mozambique, Tanzania & Kenya) wood carvings of shetani (spirit...
What is it made of - wood, clay, stone? Does the extra part attach to the head in some way? What does the back look like?
Most of us are not rude. Unfortunately, everyone has to go through the "Komokwa Experience" in the beginning........ That said, if your spear is...
Yes, from New Guinea, probably the Sepik (not Septik) river region. If you google "New Guinea crocodile man" (you can also add "carving") you will...
Shoson Ohara used at least 3 names, Hoson, Koson and Shoson, and used a variety of signatures. If you can find a copy in a library (they are...
I have been trying to think of a simple way you might be able to date the paper(s) involved. Do you have a black light? Fluorescent whitening...
Here is an 1862 soldier's package receipt from the Adams Express Company, which also seems to be in very good condition - and not something that...
https://legionpaper.com/thai-papers
More examples can be found online using "kentongan" (without the "h"). But I have not found any mention of a spring inside. I imagine it would...
Perhaps a "kenthongan", from Java: [IMG] https://omeka-s.grinnell.edu/s/MusicalInstruments/item/2685
The view looks like it might be from Lookout Mountain in Chattanooga.
Zombie bunnies. Try plugging them in outside....... with a very long extension cord.
Yes, the bone looks like a kangling, although missing the mouthpiece. [IMG] https://www.catawiki.com/en/l/1925109-kangling-nepal-19th-century...
Looks like student art.
The antlered animal, by the way, is a Red Deer - what we would call an elk in North America. But in Europe an elk is a moose. :confused:
Here is a description of the meaning of colors in Yoruba tradition, from an article in the Journal of Basic and Applied Scientific Research. (The...
Yes, Yoruba, and @Boland has put you on the right track. [IMG] https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/21022/lot/169/?category=list
In the same vein as "gee whiz" (Jesus) - a way to swear without swearing.
Actually, it sort of looks like there are 4 arms on the left side, and three on the right. Maybe that is why the kids are looking so quizzical.
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