Thanks! I will check out the link. As for the maker mark, it doesn’t have one. There was a typo in my original post that I’ve now corrected!
I’m not a smoker, but find myself intrigued by this little clay tobacco pipe that I found in a local antique shop. It’s well-made, and “feels”...
I don’t know. Could be…
Thanks! Just found this lamp, with exactly the same shade, down to the Bakelite knob on top: M[IMG]
I found this unusual lamp today, made entirely of aluminum, including the shade. Would you say it was Art Deco in style? Looks like it, to me. Not...
Thanks. Makes sense that the heavy, dark patina would be due to years of oxidized fat.
Just like me!
This wooden bowl is something I picked up years ago, here in central Ontario, Canada, just because it looked so old and primitive. It measures 23...
Thank you!
Found this 11” tall monkey nutcracker today in a small thrift shop. The only other example I’ve managed to find is one in the Leavenworth...
Definitely from a west coast tribe, rather than Inuit, but thanks!
I find myself strangely intrigued by a painting I ran across today in an antique shop. Painted in what looks to be acrylics on birch bark, mounted...
Okay, thank you!
I picked up this nickel silver cocktail shaker today for a few bucks at a second-hand shop because I liked the look of it. When I got home, I did...
Took awhile, but the porcelain insert I ordered arrived today and is a perfect fit. Thanks to everyone who helped!! [IMG] [IMG]
Just found this belt or canoe cup, in a museum collection. It’s interesting to me because it’s made from similar burl wood, is about the same...
Thank you, Taupou! Your message comes right after someone else suggested that this might be a voyageur’s “canoe cup”. This theory makes sense to...
Thanks, Hollyblue. Considering how the grain runs in every direction, I think this has to be birch burl. [IMG]
Thanks, J Dagger. This is a tough one! Here are a few more pics, in case they’re helpful. I can’t imagine how tricky it must be to carve something...
I think you may be right about this being a kuksa. The chip carving does look Scandinavian, and I’m finding images of kuksa that are quite similar...
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