Just spitballing here.......I was thinking some sort of syringe, but not with that flared mouth on the open end. If you place the open end on some...
By WWII, there were probably few hand sewn bags for grain or other commodities. Machine sewn bags would just have a line of heavy stitching all...
Here is a description of hand sewing grain sacks during harvest. I believe the "ears" he talks about are the "tabs" you mean. They were probably...
It looks like the holes you have shown might have been caused by someone using tacks or nails to mount the fabric to something. The head of the...
So far, I have not been able to find another example quite like it. But here is my thinking - the design seems Persianesque/orientalist, rather...
Yes, a tapestry is a specific technique, handwoven, with the design created with different colored yarns during the weaving process. Velvet and...
The style of the artwork looks Persian/Indo-Persian. But your photos are not detailed enough to see clearly what the technique is. I can see...
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/excl-1913-antique-viaticum-catholic-1823711380
"Fertility doll" is often just a sales pitch. It was most likely made as a souvenir for sale. The intended gender seems somewhat ambiguous - some...
The writing on the base also seems to say "Xona", which is the Portuguese version of Shona, a group of Bantu speaking people in Zimbabwe and...
I agree the doll itself looks Turkana. The hairstyle is more like a Turkana woman, rather than a man's style. But the beadwork does not look...
Traditionally, Hopi kachina dolls are carved only by men. So I would assume this one is also Navajo (or possibly even non-Native).
He is an interesting little guy. The figure itself looks like some I have seen from East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania). But there are other features...
Probably water buffalo horn. You can find similar carvings on ebay, described as made in Thailand....
I can, after a few years of working my way down. But 2MC frequently threatens to set a cat on my back while I am down there. This is a weird...
I do not know for sure, but he strikes me as probably Navajo made. I am looking at the use of fur and leather, which do not appear as much on Hopi...
It may be that the fact they are not signed will be your best approximation of date. @Taupou may be able to say when potters started signing their...
I think one of the factors may be the fibers. If it was in fact a silk pile, the knots may lie more evenly on the back side in contrast to...
A very good introduction to the changing styles is: Southwestern Pottery: Anasazi to Zuni, by Allan Hayes & John Blom. Northland Publishing, 1996.
No, sorry, I do not recognize the stone or the style.
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