Yikes! Was 1992 really 30 years ago?!?
I'm not sure that it's actually antique. It looks like a tall, particularly elaborate version of some common Indonesian tourist carvings, such as...
Sounds exciting! Welcome.
Welcome!
Found this cute little guy yesterday. He was labeled 'alien,' but is apparently an 'alebrije' --a folk art with an interesting history from the...
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Your expertise @Taupou is once again greatly appreciated. Thank you!
Hi again. I'm posting this one for a friend. I believe this to be Casas Grandes Mexican pottery, and am hoping someone more expert than me could...
I think what you've identified here sounds right to me. There are good previous discussions on this very forum about wedding vases and their...
Yes thank you. There is some similarity there. I appreciate you taking the time to research this for me! I think there's only one head on the...
Hello again. I don't think this is anything special, but does anyone have any suggestions as to its origin? The carving looks crude, the wood has...
I agree that it looks authentic and that it's not too old. It would be nice, and I would think was intended as, something to put on a table or...
Plains peoples tended to migrate more than stay in one place year-round, so pottery was less common, as it's heavy and relatively fragile....
A minor point: traditional NA pottery was not made on pottery wheels, but rather was hand-shaped from coils or slabs of clay. Because of that,...
The designs definitely look like sea anemones to me. (Side note: Bandon, Oregon: small, remote, and really beautiful!)
I thought too- but they're set in a notch, so I left them as-is... ???
That looks amazing! Great find. So, are you going to drink wine out of that?
So these aren't priceless works of art, I know. But they still have some charm. I see them pretty frequently and if they're cheap, I get them. I...
Usually, garage sales and the like are fun. Going to them is a kind of recreation. If the only reason to go to them is to acquire items of...
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