Not a loom shuttle. The wood looks like a tropical species. And it looks like one of the creatures depicted is a stingray - common in tropical...
These patterns appear in halftone prints. There are many other techniques used in producing prints - engraving, etching, lithography, wood block,...
Your billiken is made from a sperm whale's tooth. Whale teeth are sometimes referred to as ivory - but obviously not elephant ivory. Blooey's...
Fish decoys were/are made for use when spear fishing through the ice. It doesn't seem Suzy's would have been weighted if it wasn't made for actual...
This is an example of what IR photography can do. IR light penetrates a surface slightly farther than visible light (or UV), so it can expose...
The writing might not be a total loss. Infrared photography can be helpful in enhancing things such as faint writing. It involves a special filter...
They could still be sisters, but with their married names, or perhaps cousins.
Not a traditional form that I am familiar with. To me, it looks artisan/artist/home decor style.
Looks like it might be made of slate, or a similar stone, ground to shape. The stem/tang would probably have fit into a shaft, and the notches on...
This "reindeer/caribou antler tutorial" I found posted on twitter. The illustration of non-typical antler growth shows examples quite similar to...
Only the subspecies of mountain/woodland caribou is considered endangered. Regular caribou and reindeer (domesticated caribou) are not. To be...
I am pretty sure that what you have are caribou/reindeer antlers. The flattened tine projecting forward, near the base of one of the arms, is the...
It looks like it might be based on Makonde shetani figures (from east Africa - google Makonde shetani and you will see many examples), but those...
I am sure some of them were "very fine people", but I can't get past the evil represented by those uniforms.
Very nice coverlet. The ones with relatively simple patterns such as yours could be handwoven at home on a four-harness loom. Fancier ones with...
It looks like he may have been a major general at the time the photo was taken. Dress uniforms for generals were double breasted, with a double...
Sperm whale tooth. Called a Billiken - a made up creature designed to attract tourists. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billiken
I will pass this on to @2manycats for his insights.
A tintype will always be a "reversed", mirror image. The process produces a "direct positive" - the plate placed in the camera becomes the final...
@Holzy - I would consider @Taupou our most knowledgeable contributor here on SW pottery. You might be able to confirm that your pot is made using...
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