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i did, but have been looking again. https://www.africadirect.com/beadwork/zulu/zulu-beaded-belt-izingcu-south-african-art-120951.html This one...
i have googled a bit on african and masai belts as well, but can't find a similar example yet.
thnx komokwa. don't know about sinew or coton. tried to make more close up pic of some thread ends in the middle beadwork. not so sharp. but looks...
I just bought this beaded belt. length beadwork ca 65 cm, height ca 6,5 cm. I would think the beads are glass, in middel part a bit tubular...
It says afghan animal pendant/amulet often holding a small muslim writing for extra protection. That also explaines the (filled up) holes.
For everyone who followed this thread last year. @say_it_slowly might have been intuitively right from the start! Just found this site, which...
Thx Aquitaine!
Don't know if this qualifies for this forum, don't even know if it is from a native american artist. But thought some of you might know/recognise...
The top is quite small 6,5 x 6 x 2 cm. So sizewise could be from small antler or a big bone. The diameter of the wooden stick 1,5 cm.
Wonderfully illuminating AJ! Thx so much. :)
Silver belt? Not very shiny, so low grade maybe? Or does the green on some of the plaques mean it is plated? Mainly would like to know the origin...
Sambar is India, right?
Wonderful AJ! Interesting about the missing chains too, i did wonder why there were these holes. The teeth on the second one actually made me...
This kind of bracelets seem to be common in a very wide region: north africa, arabia, Somalia/Ethiopia, Afghanistan, India. Wondering if and...
Wow, perfect match. Thanks so much INeedHelp!
Another recent curious find is this wooden object. It looks a bit similar to Ivory tusk horns from Kongo, that are blown sideways. However this is...
Thx AJ, didn't see your post before i posted my previous post.
Maybe, I don't know how to tell the difference. The brownish colour made me think bone, and the top of the head is a little porous?[ATTACH]
Would make sense if bottom tip is bone too. Could be, just looks more like wood to me. More dull anyway. Sizewise a pointer stick could work i guess.
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