Saturday, March 31, 2012
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Cobra Man
Intricately carved folk art cane with a figure of a man, a cobra, and flowering vines. Circa 1880.
Available at Anonymous Works.
More proof of time travel...
I love these shots of really strange abstract forms in antique photos. Is it just me or do they just seem so out of place? This is ""Chip" among the dead ones". Now Chip's a dead one. Pretty cool shot.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Monday, March 26, 2012
Friday, March 23, 2012
Early 20th Century African American Ventriloquist Figure
Rare circa 1900-1910 African American ventriloquist figure made by William Henry James Shaw in Victoria, Missouri.
Available here.