Conservators only "lick" the swab once. Actually, they typically hold one or more in their mouths to get wet, while working with another one....
Interesting thought. But I don't think they usually have faces, or arms.
http://www.fineartconservationlab.com/in-lab/art-conservation-cleaning-of-artwork-with-saliva-wins-chemistry-harvards-ig-nobel-prize/
Can you tell if the hair is (was) attached to a hide? It is difficult to tell from the photo. My first impression, from the way the individual...
That is odd, as the example I found and posted was also listed on catawiki and correctly described as Tara. In that case, the expert was Sarah Le...
As this book is a compilation of previously published and copyrighted material, there is no legal obligation to print the actual year of...
IMHO this is a recent Chinese copy of the traditional bronzes, and not a very good one. The artisan does not seem to have had a good grasp of the...
I agree with AnyJewelry that it looks Indian (India). Another possibility is the Jain goddess Ambika, often portrayed with one or more children.
It looks perhaps bronze. But you can tell if it is iron by trying a magnet.
If they are on ivory, you might be able to see some cross hatching on the edges. Even thinly cut ivory can show the schreger lines.
I believe it is made from a bamboo root.
I think the man is the Mughal Emperor Jahangir: [IMG] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jahangir
You can say it makes use of a Navajo style figure, but without proof it would not be correct to say it is made by a Navajo artisan. You might be...
As quirkygirl noted, the figure is based on the Navajo Yei figures, depicted on rugs. [IMG] https://www.navajorug.com/pages/navajo-yei-holy-people
I think it is the mouthpiece for a brass instrument. Googling "Olds horns" it appears they made French Horns.
It has to do with the way the loom was set up. The colors alternate as the heddles are changed, creating reverse patterns on each side. It is...
Yes, I believe both are Native American. The first pair of items look to be loom-woven. The style is typical of Great Lakes area, and they might...
Not a traditional form I am familiar with either - from either New or old Guinea. I imagine some carvers are saying - "let's see if they will buy...
It does look like a watercolor, but it may be a reproduction print of a watercolor. If you are willing to take it out of the frame, and are able...
"Wet mount" probably refers to the way the artwork has been secured to a backing board: "Q1 : What is the difference between wet mount and dry...
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