If they are portraying some real place, I can't figure it out. Somewhere with camels and donkeys, and palm trees - so presumably somewhere in the...
Please post some closeups of individual figures - I would like to be able to see their costumes and other details. And select "full image" after...
Yes, African, but probably not a drum. - rather a container for food. Check to see if the top piece of leather is attached, or if it can be...
You can google "Palekh lacquer boxes" to begin learning about your box. The fine writing on the outside of the box usually identifies the artist,...
@Any Jewelry, have you seen anything like this, or does the writing ring any bells?
Your cup is made of horn (not bone). It could be from many places, but I don't see anything Coptic about it. I would look toward eastern Europe,...
Interesting case - not the typical form. The fellow looks a bit like Oscar Wilde: [IMG]
The style reminds me of tribal figures from the SE Asia region - Philippines, Borneo, Indonesia area - but I can't quite place him. I can't read...
You have a set of "cased" photographs, probably about 1860 based on the costumes and the design of the case and fittings. Difficult to be sure...
From the look of the base it does appear to be poured/cast, and then carved. The carving looks like it might have been done with a dremel tool....
An article by Thomas H. Charlton - "Modern Ceramics in the Teotihuacan Valley" - seems to describe your object quite well. The article is included...
Is the green background attached, or just what it is resting on? Are the pegs at the bottom part of the object? Can we see the back? I agree it is...
Based on the animal form feet, and the faces near the rim, I think this may be a piece made for tourists, using motifs from the Mexican...
Yes, I would look for historic African American associations in the area you found the photo. I agree with others that the clothing is c. turn of...
Perhaps the sophisticated diving company/institution was willing to give this piece away because they recognized it was not an ancient piece....
Pueblo, as komokwa says. Google "Tesuque Rain God" and you will find many. See also: Duane Anderson: When Rain Gods Reigned: From Curios to Art at...
It certainly does look like a confit pot: [IMG] http://www.definingfrance.com/2016/01/31/confit-pots/ Most ancient Greek and Roman pottery did...
Depending on where you are, there may be a museum in travelling distance with good Native American collections, and knowledgeable curators. The...
Wood may be ebony, or African Blackwood/mpingo. Made for sale, but what art isn't? Yours appears well done. Most Makonde are in Tanzania and...
(Which is what I pointed to earlier.)
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