In addition to the back, please post photos of the top and bottom, where a cross section of the wood would be visible (at least to some extent).
If the notation was made by a framing service, as I suggested, "Bennington" might have been the original owner and "mount mon" might have been an...
Tarnish is a type of corrosion, forming when the outer layer of the silver reacts with pollutants in the air (primarily sulfur compounds), forming...
Written in two different hands. Bennington might have been the owner, if my theory is correct. Does the mat cover the writing when it is laid...
I can't tell from your photo if the artwork is laying on top of a piece of board, or if there is a mat laying over it. But the writing might be a...
I would be very cautious, and skeptical, when considering Chinese antiques. It is not a field for beginners, and it is made more complicated by...
The smell may be attributed to an amine component in the chemistry - "The amine smell is instantly recognizable, fishy and penetrating"....
Well, this thread has devolved....... Pleased to beet of service!
Your piece does have typical characteristics of masks made by the Punu of Gabon - the raised coiffure, bulbous forehead, slit eyes and...
[IMG] https://www.pinterest.com/pin/87749892722900809/ Japanese Inari, a rice god (sometimes goddess) depicted riding a flying fox, and holding a...
I think the central pattern on your quilt may be a variation of a design called "princess feather". Here are a number of quilts that share...
It might be helpful to find a geologist to take a look at both objects, to see if they could identify the stone. That would be a good clue to origin.
Is the hole in the center threaded?
[IMG] https://www.ebay.com/itm/264238153840
Is there a hole in his "tail"?
The pestle looks similar to those made in Mexico of basalt - called a "tejolote", used with the mortar - "molcajete". [ATTACH]...
Similar wet formed leather mask: [IMG] https://www.ebay.com/itm/165549473524?chn=ps&mkevt=1&mkcid=28
Indonesian rather than Thai. But Any will be able to give you more details.
Instead of being vases, I think they might be the bottom part of lanterns such as these:...
I stand corrected. :oops: (Never been to Haiti, and a new style I had not seen.) [ATTACH] https://okhaiti.com/art-in-haiti/
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