If you can still speak with the original owner, it would be nice to make a record (written down or tape recorded) of whatever history he can tell...
:):):):):) I agree with komo that the cordage around the edges is probably repairs. I don't believe that coiled conical shape is typical of any...
The problem is, most people do not have the knowledge to determine whether something has historic importance before they whip out the Tarnex and...
Ah, that would explain the brighter colors on the bottom where it was protected, and somewhat duller surface elsewhere. For dusting it, I would...
Who are you and what have you done with komo? ;)
I know that Native American / NA is usually used to mean indigenous people of North America. The point I was suggesting is that "Native American"...
NA - North American, or Native American? Meso-American, South American, - they are all "American". Even Canadians. :)
The signature by the photographer "Cavouk" looks like it was signed on the negative, which means it printed out whenever a print was made from the...
Another possibility is Comcaac (Seri) basketry, from Sonora, Mexico. They use the stems of torote/limberbush/Jatropha cuneata, and at least some...
Your comment that this mask was "hidden" and then sold raises some questions about the ethics of its sale. Did the seller have authority to...
Masks such as this are commissioned as idealized portraits of particular individuals, and embody Baule standards of beauty. In Susan Vogel's book,...
Although linseed oil has a long history of use on furniture and can seal the surface to some extent, it probably should not be described as a...
You might consider a sheet of scratch resistant acrylic, rather than glass. It would be lighter.
The crescent and star appear on the flag of Turkey, and were first used as a national symbol by the Ottoman Empire in the second half of the 18th...
I wasn't going to say anything.....:cat:
Busker is a pretty laid back fellow. My partner, 2manycats, was the photographer and was lucky enough to catch him in that wonderful pose. We...
The Quinault and Chehalis did begin using imported raffia in some of their baskets in the early 20th century. The Quinault "incorporated raffia...
Cupping instruments?
@Taupou.
May we see the whole pot, please? It may help determine the time period. J.D. Lomaquahu signs with a similar bird figure, but appears to be more...
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