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12-10-8-7-6-5-4-3? I have no idea. Reminds me of boxes that might have held old telephone equipment, but that is a total WAG.
Most of the Mexican masks intended for wearing during a parade would be a single image of a person or animal; I'd think this was intended as a...
That's Ugwamalis Gixdan on the left. [ATTACH]
Ugwamalis Gixdan was an actual 40' canoe carved by Calvin Hunt and his nephew Mervyn Child; Calvin Hunt worked on 5 or more canoes in 1993 and...
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The cutout designs are one aspect that seemed odd to me.
Nice. It is well-done, and very correct in technical terms, in the use of the forms; the usages are somewhat angular, compared to other artists...
Bows and such are outside my area of expertise; these do look to have some age, but I have no idae as to place of origin.
Never knew that! So "AN XIV" would be in the year starting Sept 23, 1805, and OP's books are from around 1792-1805. Interesting!
Maybe studio pottery, but very nicely done!
Also, the iconography is not very indicative of the maker's region or religion. Because these are generally made for sale to tourists or such, the...
Argillite is naturally black; same for the cast reproductions of argillite, the black is part of the casting material. Op's item is for sure a...
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