Yes, it looks like ivory from what we can see in your photos. It would be helpful to see a clear closeup of the top edge or bottom edge of the...
Well, I guess you showed us !? :confused: Looking back at some of your other threads, you seemed to be quite polite and reasonable. Why did you...
With ethnographic art it can make all the difference.
The "attendants" may be Bhairava - the "angry form of Shiva": [IMG] https://wellcomecollection.org/works/ay397p34
Probably Krishna (often depicted with a flute, as @Bronwen says), and the gopi maidens (milk maids). Similar to this scene: [IMG]...
Send it to me. I'll pay for shipping. I can't trust myself to say anything acceptable about your intent to burn it.
That bill of sale is extremely important. Sea turtles such as the hawksbill (the most common source of tortoiseshell) have been a protected...
The term "Boulle" may help narrow your search. It refers to the combination of brass and tortoiseshell marquetry developed by the French...
Not a form or style I have seen before. Interesting. @Taupou?
Sorry - duplicate post.
All appear to be "tourist grade" masks. I agree with @komokwa that at least the 2 on the right look like "African" style carvings coming out of...
It is hard to research prior sales for such things, because they are usually not identified accurately. As they are not an authentic tribal style,...
It is an Indonesian decorative piece meant to look African, but not African. It is similar to this one recently posted:...
Also referred to as "beak style".
I would assume the paint media is gouache (opaque water colors). One cause of such damage might be if it was at some point framed under glass,...
It is a pestle ( as in mortar and pestle) from Papua New Guinea. [IMG] https://www.catawiki.com/l/37472207-pestle-wood-sepik-papua-new-guinea...
Not something I immediately recognize. But I get an early Chinese vibe. The headress looks a bit like these Han figures: [IMG]...
They do look sort of like bezoars - stones formed in the digestive tract of ruminants: [IMG] [IMG]
The dots that appear in halftone prints are not that obvious, usually requiring magnification (or really good eyesight) to be visible. We just had...
Solomon Islands wood carvings are noted for their shell inlay, and often use images of sea life. "The wood commonly used by the carvers includes...
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