Time frame: these have been popular subjects for home woodcarvers for many years - 50 years at least. My Dad carved his around 15-20 years ago;...
I'm not sure I see the hallmarks, and don't know about the World's Fair sale; my Dad gave several of his less-favorite carved figures to the...
I'd say it is a wood figure made by a home woodcarver, not representing any particular historical figure. I see a number of indications that...
Looks like a tabla, from India or somewhere near India; the tabla is used in a number of countries. Usually found in pairs, and the term tabla...
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This was a low-quality instrument even when new, and has gone down in value since then....there is a missing fret, so even if the neck is not...
The company has apparently been in business since 1882, and has made a lot of custom items besides fraternal things... See...
Others may weigh in with other opinions; but it is not necessarily old. If for example it had been placed outdoors, a new carving might well show...
Welcome! ...and since AJ mentioned ...Seattle's International District has dragons on lampposts also...they are big, around 15 feet long: [ATTACH]
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I'm getting a Middle Eastern vibe. It appears to have a liner of thin wood, which forms a lip for the top to fit over; that is more likely Middle...
Yes. standard tenor tuning is in fifths, C-G-D-A, like a viola; Irish players use that, or tune it lower, to G-D-A-E like an octave mandolin....
About all I can say: it is a 4-string banjo; you don't give dimensions, but with 4 strings it is either a tenor banjo, which would be at least 24"...
Yes. The hard-rubber pipestem material might be tricky to identify unless you've done some pipe-making. One might think it plastic, but it has...
Bamboo roots are used for various items in a number of Asian countries; I've seen bamboo root scoops and ladles from China, for example. Bali...
The bowl is most likely ebony; the stem is unlikely to be ebony, because there would be no way to carve it in a curved shape with an airway, and...
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