Yes, Tlingit - less common than similar Makah or Nuu-Cha-Nulth (Nootka) items, so certainly has some value. I'm wondering if it might be the lid...
Generally, a total lack of holes would indicate that a mask is intended for wall-hanging, as décor, rather than for use (unless it is a type of...
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I think the mini ornaments are a real find, CX; and the George Hunt Jr. print is very nice; some years back I found one of his, and it is one of...
Just mentioning that in my experience, terminology and custom varies; in the US, a great many keys are referred to as skeleton keys, when in most...
Welcome! Vintage ukes are nice; my wife has a sweet little Johnny Marvin with a beautiful resonant voice, and an older but not vintage...
Welcome, and congratulations on the shelf.
They vary a great deal in color; mine is a pretty uniform beige....probably makes it much less valuable; I've never checked whether color...
Not nearly as exciting as other's choices....but I'd go to B.C. Canada, only a couple of hours away from me; due to some personal collecting...
They can certainly fetch very good prices; and are quite good bowls for use...I've got an old one from my Mom that I still use.
Oh yes. It is apparently a perilous hike. Sometimes the older carvers will pay/bribe/trade with younger ones to carry the packs of rock. This is...
The appearance is much like a type of marble; but hard to say. It doesn't look to me like the types of stone usually used by Eskimo or Inuit...
Sure....but not uniformly mottled with white like the Chinese carvings I was thinking of. They've also found a nice uniform black stone that...
I don't know so much about bears; but the Chinese have indeed been making fake First Nation totem pole carvings; copied from Haida argillite...
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