[IMG] http://www.cornette-saintcyr.com/html/fiche.jsp?id=4687558&np=1&lng=fr&npp=10000&ordre=1&aff=1&r= Senufo, Ivory Coast
I believe it is from west Africa - Mali, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast or thereabouts. Based on a Senufo kpelie mask, but seems to be combined with...
Based on the cap he is wearing, I think Igorot, Philippines. They were historically headhunters. Probably made for sale - not a traditional piece.
To get the best answer as to what you have, I think you may need to take them to a photographic conservator - someone who has seen a lot of...
That sounds like it could be an albumen print. Albumen paper was produced from 1850-1920 (a long run). The light sensitive chemicals were...
It looks like the photo of Old Bets might have been the original picture meant for this oval frame. Does the oval image area fit nicely in the...
Is the oval image of Old Bets a separate piece of paper, mounted onto a heavier card stock?
Trying to understand - are you saying the photographic image is on two transparent pieces of paper? Is there a cover glass, and is there any image...
I imagine the fancy ones are more likely to be genuine. :) "Before going any further I must warn new collectors of mandarin rank badges to beware...
IMO it looks very simple - limited colors, and no metallic threads, which I would expect on a high ranking badge. Below are some documented Qing...
The stapled tag looks like it might be an identification tag used by a cleaning service - the name of the owner of the scarf .
The sweetgrass used by the Gullah is a different species than the sweetgrass used by the Great Lakes and Northeast groups of Native Americans, and...
The same kinds of ash splint baskets were (are) made by Native American groups around the Great Lakes region, Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) in particular....
The photo of the edge of the canvas shows that it was "pre-primed" - prepared by a commercial manufacturer of artist's canvas. The priming layer...
Nice. It looks like it might be Makonde, Tanzania. [IMG] http://ahiers1.blogspot.com/2015/03/tribal-dances-and-tingatinga-paintings.html
The artist was skilled. Livestock portraits were popular in the 19th century, among those who could afford them. This seems to have been someone's...
The shape seems to be based on a Peruvian Inca pottery form - perhaps it is a souvenir miniature? [IMG]...
I agree with @Taupou that the first basket is probably Seri, from northwestern Sonora, Mexico. They use split stems and inner bark of torote,...
It does look like some of the couched threads could be gold wound (thin strips of beaten gold, wrapped around a fiber core).
I forgot to add that you should click on "full image" when you post your photos. It will allow us to see them more easily, and be able to magnify...
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