I think more probably Bamileke, from Cameroon. [IMG] https://www.si.edu/object/nmafa_78-16-4...
Well documented examples are the best way to learn about basketry (not to mention other objects). These three illustrate one of the more modern...
Goodness, you are giving us a workout! Just some quick IDs for the first round. 1 - contemporary "artisan" basket, not particularly well done. 2...
Might be Inuit miniatures. @komokwa?
Some references I have found helpful: Maxwell, Gilbert S. Navajo Rugs, past present & future. Best-West Publications,1963. Brody, J.J. Between...
It looks like it may be a giclee print, which is produced with a fancy inkjet printer....
https://botswanacraft.com/botswana-baskets
More likely a Zulu basket from South Africa, made of ilala palm.
A good reference on the study and care of Japanese lacquer, "urushi": Urushi: Proceedings of the 1985 Urushi Study Group. ed. by Norman S....
Not stupid. 19th century = 1801-1900. "Late" 19th cen could refer to the last quarter, or last decade of the century.
very nice!
Design motifs are not always the best criteria for determining the origin of a basket, particularly fairly simple motifs. The materials used, and...
Not sure about this one. It might be from Swaziland, in southern Africa. They use that type of stitch on their coiled basketry, and the shiny...
The first English shawls inspired by the Kashmiri shawls were made in Norwich in the late 18th century....
It would be helpful to see more of the back side. From what you have posted, it appears to be a genuine kashmir shawl, rather than paisley. The...
I agree they are Indonesian.@Any Jewelry will be able to tell you more.
I thought I had replied to this earlier, but apparently forgot to hit "post". Yes, there was a period of coexistence, as there was in Spain. My...
The upholstery fabric reproduces scenes from 14th century manuscripts, which I think would support a 19th century revival date. The fabric clearly...
@ZacSaeed, one way to determine if the bowl is porcelain or a lower fired ceramic is to listen to it when you tap it with your fingernail. If it...
Can you tell what the fibers are - wool or cotton?
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