The hole was probably made to allow hot gases to escape during the firing - usually placed on the bottom of a figure. The "pebble" rattling inside...
Browsing through the online catalogs of the National Museum of the American Indian and the American Museum of Natural History, I found similarly...
It is a term whose use has changed over time. "Primitive" is a term that has been used to describe non-Western art and objects, but now is...
Having spent some time with my books on Guatemalan weaving, I did find some examples of similar human images, with the hats. So I am leaning more...
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Paul-Yacoe-Wood-Puzzle-Trinket-Box-Handmade-Jewelry-Secret-Compartment/293242292260 His shop seems to be call Honeybrook...
Didn't look at this thread in time, but if you did not get the little "creature pot" I may be able to spare you any regret. He should have had a...
You are welcome. :)
The original is a stucco portrait head, recovered from the tomb of K’inich Janaab’ Pakal, the king who ruled in the Mayan city of Palenque from...
Back at my computer (rather than phone) I have been able to poke around a bit more. Here is an example of the monkey pattern in a Yekuana tray:...
I think you're right, this would be the publisher's name, and P & M is, perhaps, a series title, like Places & Men or People & Manners...I dunno....
OK - another possibility for #8 - take a look at Yekuana baskets from Venezuela. They make twill woven baskets from cane that look surprisingly...
He will be back later. He is out buying MORE books. :banghead:
Great! I did have some reservations when I noticed that Barotse basket lids fit over the lip, while this one fit inside. But I was not familiar...
2many's partner here. There are over 1000 English-language editions of SFR listed on Worldcat, a catalogue of books held in world libraries, from...
It looks like a Barotse/Lozi basket, from Zambia. [ATTACH]...
Only loosely "in the style of". Not really a technique used by NA, and not a traditional material. So, a hobbyist (of whatever ethnicity),...
I call those "George Wharton James" baskets, after the fellow who wrote a book on how to make "Indian" baskets in 1903. Started a hobby craze of...
Not sure I want to wade in here, but just a point of clarification - an original watermark is made by the papermaker, not the artist. It is...
I see a couple of holes in the metal bands. Do any of these go through into the container, or are they just holes in the bands? I am wondering if...
Fireworks/signal mortar? Can we see the bottom, please?
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