It does look like a "scutching knife" for processing flax, but I have not found another example with that scalloped edge. Perhaps it had a dual...
The last photo in the last series is the most informative on the stitching. Click on it and it will load in another window, where it can be...
[IMG] http://www.hamiltongallery.org/collection/detail.asp?Keyworddean%20bowen=&offset=1350&AccNumber=1308 [IMG]...
I agree it is not First Nations. None of the materials are correct for that attribution - solid wood bottom, with willow stakes (the uprights,...
The general pattern of your textile looks like a design from the region of India/Pakistan/Persia/Turkey, and the specific technique looks like...
Cnristies sold another 1581 edition in 2020 for 25,000 GBP. https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6296941 As with any rare and unusual object,...
Christie's Auction sold one of the 1581 editions in 2006 for 22,800 GBP. The estimate was for 10,000 - 15,000....
Your jar looks like Chinese carved lacquer, although it is a less common color. Layers of lacquer are built up over a wooden form and then carved....
I certainly would keep it.
Such pottery is typical of the Shipibo people, as @say_it_slowly suggested and @Taupou explained. They live along the Ucayali river, on the...
Yep. Your photo is a little blurry but I am pretty sure I see the diagnostic cross hatching of Schreger lines. You could always take it back to...
Yes, it is a lock. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Chinese-Antique-Lock-Old-Style-Lock-Excellent-Brass-Carved-Word-Padlock-/254777173681
Perhaps from India, and either ivory or imitating ivory. [IMG] https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/9642490_1371-indian-ivory-lamp [IMG]...
It might be helpful in dating if you can determine the fibers used in his clothing. I notice there is much more deterioration on the front than...
If you don't know what it is already, don't try sticking a hot needle in it. You can get a nasty and dangerous surprise from flammable synthetics....
My best guess is New Guinea / New Ireland. I associate the use of the (what looks like) opercula shells with New Ireland objects, but the way they...
Ifugao / Bontok basket: [ATTACH] https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-ifugao-bontoc-philippine-522238603
Just a guess, based on the material (bamboo) and the way the lid is attached - perhaps from the Philippines or thereabouts, used to store...
These examples from Chulucanas show some similarities in style, and are dated to c.1990: [IMG]...
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-kenberry-marble-marbles-blade-sharpener
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