Perhaps a gnu. [IMG]
It may be a tobacco pipe made by the Bamun or Bamileke people of Cameroon, Africa; made either for use or, nowadays, for sale. They apply a red...
After reading more, I may be able to explain this Satsuma business a bit better. It seems that "Satsuma" ware was originally produced in the...
Satsuma comes from a particular region of Japan, on the island of Kyushu. It is typically a cream colored stoneware (lower fired than true...
I have seen the double pointed shape in some southeast Asian/Indonesian basketry. And the spiral design also reminds me of Indonesian carving. So...
It does not look like any North American Native American pottery that I am familiar with. It looks like the design was created by a resist process...
The colors look awfully bright for a framed piece, which presumably would have been displayed. How did you determine what the fibers are?
I am not an expert, just a curious researcher, but I believe it is Japanese Kozan Satsuma ware, with moriage decoration (the raised slip). The...
At least one of them is a Conde Nast Vogue cover: [IMG] and another: [IMG]
If you are not already familiar with it, you can find more information about Satsuma and the Taizan mark on this site:...
I think this last piece is a recent (19th-20th century) imitation of Peruvian Chimu pottery: [ATTACH]...
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