Looking for some opinions on this vase as to age and quality (is it worth getting) - it is coming up at a local sale. Limited views available. I...
Based on the hairstyle the first doll is meant to be Navajo (or possibly Pueblo), though not traditional dress for such dolls: [IMG]...
The arrows may be authentic, but the rest looks very suspect to me, like some artist's creation. Much of the decoration looks like it is made of...
I can't tell if it is one sheet of paper with 4 scenes, or if it is several mounted together. And I can't read the writing well enough to tell...
I agree, it does not look old. It may be (loosely) based on ceramic figures created by the Chancay people (Peru, 1200-1450 AD), know as...
Sorry, not a particular style I recognize. Might be West African.
Phurbas (phur-bus) often incorporated iron, sometimes meteoric iron. Yours may have been assembled around a wooden shaft, which would explain the...
I agree with @smallaxe, not traditional Native American moccasins. They look commercially made. The beadwork may or may not be original. Brands...
Thank you for the link. Interesting object. Unfortunately I have no experience with them, but perhaps someone else here will.
They are exactly the kind of thing you would hope would be preserved in academic libraries and local historical societies. And some have been...
I am becoming convinced that this is a phurba/kila, even if exceptionally large. Unfortunately, I have not been able to find a direct comparison -...
It would help us follow up on your work if you tell us where you found the information above, and what country/culture it was in reference to. :)
We always pick up such local histories when we see them in decent condition and at reasonable prices. They were not printed in great numbers and...
The animal head looks similar to a Burmese chinthe - [ATTACH] It also looks like there is some sort of glyph/writing on the top (bottom?) of the...
I am seeing shades of Modigliani and Picasso in the faces - [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Pretty sure it is a canvas that has been reworked in a different...
The two silhouettes look like some other things we have seen here - small portraits in generic "old" looking frames, with newspaper backings made...
Yes, everything at the doorway and beyond looks like it was done by a competent artist. The interior scene is just a mess. I wonder if this is an...
It is not uncommon for British books of this period (19th to early 20th century) to not include any publication date. Very annoying.
Presumably it is a reproduction of an original painted portrait. So, the sitter must have been prominent enough to merit reproduction, or the...
A recent article that might be of interest, on the topic of repatriation of African artifacts:...
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