Looks like a mezzotint depicting St. Cecilia, often shown playing the organ. Compare to this:...
But you had to put stuff in, first.....;)
We have seen this type of jacquard woven "tapestry" before. In terms of value, I will quote a comment from the Antiques Roadshow that I posted...
https://mansionmusings.wordpress.com/2017/12/04/spills-let-there-be-light/
He looks more like the faux "antique" objects I have seen in "vintage" decorator malls, rather than a genuinely old toy, particularly with the...
I was going to say much the same thing as Taupou, but she beat me to it (and said it better). Here are some Gullah baskets from South Carolina...
All pottery is made from clay of some type. Terracotta typically refers to a red clay body that fires at a relatively low temperature. It remains...
The first item is a character called a "Billiken". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billiken The material looks like it might be a sperm whale...
It may be for burning incense. Small candle/charcoal in the base, and the resin in a small dish (now missing) on top.
Clearly, a very frustrated aspiring collector...........
"Examination using ultraviolet (UV) light Examining an object thought to be ivory using ultraviolet light may help determine whether the material...
Here is a link that people might find helpful, regarding Hausa baskets and other potential misidentifications:...
Your basket is from Nigeria, made by a Hausa weaver.
Yes, of course. I also thought you would probably recognize it if it was from Flores or elsewhere in Indonesia. As the fiber still seems to be...
This is really frustrating. The basic design is so generic - stripes with supplemental warp designs - that identifying the specific fiber may be...
Well, my best guess, based on the technique and wool fibers, is that it is Bolivian or Peruvian. But I cannot find a comparative with exactly the...
@Bookahtoo - Let me double-check. I have been assuming the stripes run parallel to the selvage edges, i.e. in the warp direction. And that the...
Well, that might push it into South America - Andean. They used similar techniques. It would be described as a warp-faced fabric (the warp is...
I am also thinking Guatemalan/Mayan. Narrow pieces sewn together often points toward their having been woven on a backstrap loom - the width...
I think you meant Paiutes. There are now Navajo weavers as well.
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