The second is probably Baule, Ivory Coast. [IMG] https://www.hamillgallery.com/BAULE/BauleMasks/BauleMasks.html I believe the third is Ibo/Igbo,...
This famille rose vase is coming up in a local auction. It is 43" high,with the wooden stand. No marks noted. Any opinions on age and/or...
Agree. I see no reason to accuse any Native American of creating it.
Maybe these folks might have some insight. https://www.tuscanimports.com/ [IMG]
Before the Nazis co-opted it, it was a popular symbol in many cultures. :(
I thought about a talking stick, and a dance wand, but I can't find any comparables. Maybe it is a boy scout project. They liked to make "Indian"...
Interesting. Looks like a man in a suit and tie. In a previous photo we can see he has long hair in back. I am beginning to wonder if this might...
It looks like there is a human face on the end opposite the swastika. Is that correct?
It looks like the artisan meant to make it look like a human figure (female), with the wrapped handles serving as "arms", and the wrapping around...
Now that you all have settled on glass, I have one more hypothesis. What about a small stalagmite? The shape looks like something dripped and...
I think the first panel and the third one relate to the Eight Immortals and their attributes. (I do see there are nine figures on the first panel...
Try a google search for "Chinese silk embroidered panels". They look fairly modern.
The sculpture on the left looks like Benvenuto Cellini's "Perseus with the Head of Medusa", which is displayed in the Loggia dei Lanzi of the...
The photographic prints appear to be albumen prints. This technique was in use from 1850-1920. It is difficult to see the distinguishing...
The katakana writing says shiruzu, which is seal in Japanese. (per a Japanese speaker I am sharing Thanksgiving with.)
Yes, I should have put "mask" in quotes. You can tell something about the intended use by looking at what provision has been made for...
I think the mask is west African, but it is not a traditional style so I can't attribute it to any particular group. The leather covering and...
It is hard to tell from the photos if the "carved" concentric rings occur only on one side of the bead or if they are on other sides as well. This...
I have not seen Yemeni black coral before. Neat! But I would not expect coral to be a fibrous as Kingjoker's appears to be in the damaged areas...
Lois Sherr Dubin: The History of Beads: From 30,000 B.C. to the Present. Harry N. Abrams, 1987.
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