The handle looks like sand cast brass. There is the possibility that it is a student's shop class project - learn copper work, seams, and casting.
Based on the sleeve style in the first photo, I would says 1890s. Feathers (and whole birds) were particularly popular on women's hats during the...
I know photos and monitors can be deceptive, but the color looks paler than I would expect for an older Hopi jar - I would expect it to be more...
I suppose if anyone else wants to pursue the "CB" they should feel free. I just have my head in a paper bag right now. Must have been all those...
Now its my turn - [IMG] Magnified the remaining label on the other example I found - "Made in Japan". Can I just delete this whole thread?...
If I am remembering correctly (which becomes a more problematic assumption with each year :)), the shell beads look like Californian. But similar...
I recognize the subject of this figure, but the medium is a little out of my experience. I found one other example on the web, which retains a...
There has been a great deal of research in the Museum and Conservation fields about interactions between art/artifacts and their surroundings...
I would assume this necklace is not antique in this form, but perhaps a reuse of older heishe shell beads in a newer assemblage.
I think they are probably Korean, and probably souvenirs. [IMG]...
The dolphins do look like the ironwood carvings made in northern Mexico. This article explains their history:...
A separate bobbin, or "pirn", with the thread wound onto it, fit into the shuttle and was held in place by the metal spring. The end of the thread...
A few questions - do the vases ring like porcelain when you tap them, or thud like lower fired pottery? Is there any craquelure/crackle in the...
I agree with @Taupou that felt pen is nearly impossible. But I use "odorless" mineral spirits (white spirits for you Brits) to remove sticky tags...
Not old. An interpretation meant to be a Mayan figure, I believe. The mouthpiece may be based on some depictions of priests holding mask elements...
The chapel has become quite a tourist destination since the Da Vinci Code was published and made into a movie which highlights a Templar...
As Any Jewelry said: [IMG] https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/9642/rosslyn-chapel-apprentice-pillar Perhaps decoupage?
To be more precise, I should have said open fired. Basically, an open bonfire - a base of wood fuel, pots on top, and more wood on top of that. It...
It is low fired, probably wood fired (judging from the "fire clouds" on the bottom and face). Fairly sophisticated technique - it looks like the...
I agree the colors look Guatemalan. But it looks like wool - I was thinking most Guatemalan textiles are cotton.
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