I would expect whale bone to have a more evenly porous appearance. And it looks like there might be some shell inclusions on the top, back of the...
Called uli'uli.
Yes, the post identifies one artist, but also says "It remains a mystery who actually painted the original-original of this...
Apparently a very popular 19th century image, reproduced many times as painted copies and as prints. But the original artist does not seem to have...
Yes, definitely ivory. The cross section on the base would be most diagnostic, but the characteristic cross-hatching schreger lines can be seen on...
I am still trying to understand the structure and possible function of this object. From your first photo, it looks like it is designed to sit...
You may have already seen this, but the Canadian Conservation Institute has a small pamphlet on objects made from cellulose nitrate (here in pdf):...
The leather does look like brain tanned "buckskin", but could also be commercial chamois. I see machine stitching at the junction of the leather...
There is even a book about them: Pieter van Donk: Indonesian Cockspur Cases: Kotak Taji. Bali, Lobok, Sulawesi, Kalimatan. HES & De Graaf, 2000....
I think we need larger, more detailed photos to give a better opinion. I would like to be able to see the beading technique - it looks like loom...
I can't tell what the material is. It looks like it might be a part of something larger - like the back piece of a bird figurine of some sort. Not...
I cannot say much about the origin of the item (Hawaii seems plausible), but I would like to suggest that it will be a sad day when you acquire an...
Following @Bronwen's suggestion, how about Amharic - an Ethiopian language written with Ge'ez script. The letter "saday" looks like the...
https://www.nejad.com/2015/ANTIQUE/hereke-rugs.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hereke_carpet Based on this information, I would guess mid 20th...
As Any Jewelry says, it is a prayer rug. The central motif represents a "mihrab", which is a niche in the interior wall of a mosque which...
That does seem most likely - if the original plan was for 2000 for the UK and 1000 for North America, they tentatively assigned 1-2000 for UK...
Looks like the brother of one that @J Dagger posted awhile ago:...
It is probably a tool for lifting the plates covering the holes on an old cast iron cooking stove - but a fancy one. It might also be used for...
Your utensils are blacksmith made, and "wrought" iron (rather than cast iron). :)
It might be Maasai or Samburu, from Kenya. They have been making such baskets for sale, using the same technique they us on their beaded collars....
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