I looked for other paintings by the same artist to see if any were identified by tribe, and didn't find any that were. So it is probably safest...
I don't see any distinctive features in costume or hairstyle that I recognize.
Just for the record, it went for $71 + commission. I went to see it. It had some condition issues (some warping and separation of parts), and the...
I understand the function. It just seems like a less than esthetic solution. :)
The "third eye" bolt through her forehead seems a little odd. And you wouldn't want to put her outside where rain could easily get inside the...
Thank you all for your input. Very helpful. :)
I have found one example of the same edition offered for sale on abebooks.com. It was published as a 4-volume set. The seller describes the...
Wonderful find! I guess you can't argue with "Made in Mexico" stamped on the side.
That is a good question. I have not seen it in person. I have enlarged a view of the rectangles, and it looks like they are simply stamped...
Not exactly furniture, but I don't know where else to put this. Has anyone seen anything like it? It is coming up at a local auction. No photo of...
We need to see a closeup, in focus, of the publisher's name and any date printed on the title page or its reverse. It is a book that has been...
You can find more information using the term "woomera", one of the Aboriginal terms for such a spear thrower.
Zimbabwe is known for a variety of types of stone used in carvings, including a variety of colors of serpentine which look similar to your piece....
Yes, a sweetgrass basket in the Gullah tradition. A nice article. Note that the sweetgrass used in these baskets - Muhlenbergia filipes - is not...
Very nice. I don't know the origin off hand. You might get more response if you start a separate thread for it.
If you have a magnifying glass or loupe, look at it under magnification. The dark color in real tortoise shell is distributed as tiny dots (cells)...
It seems to have Christian iconography - the cross at the bird's neck, and at the base, and the bird itself would be a symbol of the Holy Spirit....
I think the scene is meant to look Japanese, but I don't believe it is Japanese made.
Based on the twining technique, which appears to use small bundles of grass/fibers (milulu grass), the rim finish, and the design, it looks like...
Try "applique". Hard to tell the fabric from the photos, but it looks like pieces of felt stitched onto a backing cloth. "Needle felt" refers to a...
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