I found this basket at an estate sale and can't ID it. Maybe Native? Maybe African? It's old for sure, as the dust inside it attests, and it's dry...
Hi again. The truth is, I've joked to myself before about finding a Nampeyo or Maria pot, believing it would never happen, but today it actually...
I'm thinking that both these pieces of pottery I found are from Peru, but I have not been able to find close matches for either one online. The...
Hi again. I found this knife at the swap meet yesterday, and hope someone can guide me on maker. The mark looks like two eyes and the same word /...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Found this guy today. Looks familiar to me in this way and that, but maybe someone could help me with a tribal name or location....
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Hey I found this one today and think it's birch bark, porcupine quill and sinew as the 'hinge.' It's about 6...
Hi. Despite having grown up in the American Midwest, I have very limited knowledge of this kind of pottery. Stoneware, I think, but beyond that,...
Got these at a recent yard sale. Perhaps they're Indian tourist prints? As the back says, they were framed in Portland Oregon, USA. Any info on...
Hi. I'm guessing this lidded jar is Chinese and a decorative ginger jar made for export? I should stress the 'guess' part of that. Any info or...
I felt for sure that this was Peruvian, but now that I'm searching, I'm not finding the pattern / style. Any ideas? [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I'm wondering what everyone thinks of this painting. Is it more vintage tourist-y kitsch with a bad frame? Or is it an interesting original oil...
I think that mid-century glassware is becoming increasingly collectible. Why is that? Nostalgia? And the pricing of pieces seems all over the...
Found this today for super cheap. I have no idea what it is. Maybe a family history of some sort? The top is a carved floral design. The four...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Hello everyone. I recently purchased (for quite cheap) this stone tool, which I'm guessing is a pestle. I see...
In the spirit of fun, I offer the following: I've been doing some math on expenditures vs sales in the last year and a half. Between a few estate...
Can anyone give me a lead in identifying this handled basket? I was inclined to call it an Alaskan grass basket, but it's more rigid, more...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Hello. This is my first posting in this forum-- metalware! I have no knowledge or expertise here. I know of...
Hi again! I have only this one picture of this item, but I'm considering buying it as part of a larger lot of Native American items and as I do...
Has anyone ever seen a solid copper SW-style fetish? I got this at an estate sale and when I picked it up, I thought it must be the heaviest stone...
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