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Not NA. My guess would be hobbyist/artisan. Not a traditional style from anywhere, and a technique frequently used by relative amateurs.
http://www.ghanacraft.com/bead-making.htm https://www.africanfabric.co.uk/beads-buttons/brass-beads Click on the "More: About Recycled Brass...
The brass beads are still being made, and available for $7.50 for 10:...
Reproduction of a Japanese "shunga" okimono.
The brass beads are Ashanti, from Ghana, made with the lost wax casting technique.
I finally found a good example of what is meant by supplemental warp. The base fabric continues underneath, but there are additional threads that...
Similar in design, and black and white, but different technique. These are typical cross-stitch. It is so hard when you can't handle a piece, and...
I agree that the example inh has found is from the same place as Bookahtoo's. But I am not sure they are from Guatemala. The Mayan weavers use a...
So....I may still be a bit confused, but this is my current understanding: in your first photograph, the top and bottom edges are selvages, which...
I can't quite tell from your photos, but are there any selvage edges, or are all four sides hemmed? It looks to me like it may be cut from a...
The scene strikes me as staged romanticism, and may not be very old at all.
These shawls were made both in large square shapes, and in long rectangular shapes such as yours. The rectangular shape gained popularity when the...
The animal figure looks like a llama, and might be an Inca votive figure called a "canopa". [ATTACH]...
Welcome Larraine. It is very nice - definitely Islamic, could be Moroccan, Persian or Turkish. Widely used. These are used to serve food, often on...
I agree that the subject and the Spanish name might indicate a SW origin, but there are many Spanish speaking areas of the world with access to...
It looks like it may be from east Africa, of ebony or ironwood, which would explain the weight. But the surface looks odd. I would not expect a...
It is probably a long shot, but I am hoping someone can work their magic in tracking down information on this painting or artist. Signed "Ivan /...
Might have been used to support a pot near/over a fire, or for stone boiling. I don't see anything else.
Thanks.
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