Some more info at http://thepastwhispers.com/Battle_of_Seven_Pines_photos.html and a photo-postcard of Lyne: [ATTACH]
And another one, with the wording a little clearer:...
here's a comparable: the description is clearly not the same stick, but one with secondary flexible branches coiled around the central shaft....
Yes; that's one of the things that makes me think it might likely date to the centennial, in 1962, rather than to the time of the actual battle,...
I'd have to say this is a fantasy item, not a replica of any actual artifact, and not native-made. I wouldn't worry about the type of bone; the...
I did not mean to cause any issues; intent was to point out that because such items are still being made today, there is no way to date the...
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I think I see the word "Battle fields" so the 15,000 could be referencing more than a single battle; however: June 1 1862 was the date of the...
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The Fowler looks to me to be made of leather, a photo-album with some age, 1930-1940 perhaps. More likely to be commercially-made than...
The ability to recognize various woods and patinas when one has an object in hand is very useful, no question about that; and it is certainly a...
Possibly looks like a currawong; however, the artist, a Maori who has worked with Northwest Coast artists, and studies the art and traditions of...
Fire extinguisher? Similar but not identical: [ATTACH] Many extinguishers, but not all, have a brass plate with instructions and such. The...
True. My email is currently not opening properly at this desk...I'm sure it will come back shortly. :arghh:
I appreciate the precision. Shows that those who speak colloquially are often less precise than real experts would be.
There are definitely some shapes that look distinctly NW Coast Native. The similarities between NW Coast and some cultures near PNG are...
I want to find one of these in a thrift shop....Davidson, Point....Singletary [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I'd agree; made within the last 10 years; could have been yesterday for that matter. There is indeed a healthy tourist industry in B.C....
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