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For centuries, canes served as compulsory fashion accessories, similar to hats. This image was posted on April 10, 2018. #americanfolkart #folkart #american #history #americana #folkartfun #antique #vintage #antiquefolkart #vintagefolkart #design #folkartdesign #folkarts #handcarved #fashion #accessories
Can you guess what type of lettering this is? This image was posted on March 17, 2018. #folkart #pennsylvaniagerman #pennsylvaniagermanfolkart #pennsylvania #american #history #americana #folkartfun #antique #vintage #design #folkarts #fraktur #calligraphy
For centuries, people have traveled the seas exploring new territories, engaging in trade, fishing, and whaling. This image was posted on March 09, 2018. #americanfolkart #folkart #american #history #americana #maritime
From coast to coast, regions of North America developed distinctive types of hand-carved duck decoys. This image was posted on March 01, 2018. #americanfolkart #folkart #american #history #americana #folkartfun #antique #vintage #antiquefolkart #vintagefolkart #design #folkartdesign #folkarts #folkartantiques #folkartantique #duckdecoys
American carved stone books first appeared around 1860. This image was posted on February 16, 2018. #americanfolkart #folkart #stonebooks #american #history #americana #folkartdesign #folkarts #folkartantiques #folkartantique #marble #carving #stonecutters #stonecutter #stone #book
Fraternal organizations thrived in America in the nineteenth century. This image was posted on February 05, 2018. #americanfolkart #folkart #oddfellows #allseeingeye #19thcentury #american #history #americana #folkartfun #antique #vintage #antiquefolkart #vintagefolkart #design #folkartdesign #folkarts #folkartantiques #folkartantique
As with so much American folk art, the maker of this pictorial carving and its origins is unknown. This image was posted on February 01, 2018. #americanfolkart #folkart #american #history #americana #folkartdesign #folkarts #folkartantiques #folkartantique #woodworking #ladyliberty #westernart
Folk pottery is still made today in North Carolina and Georgia. This image was posted on January 26, 2018. #americanfolkart #folkart #american #history #americana #antique #vintage #antiquefolkart #vintagefolkart #folkarts #folkartantiques #folkartantique #pottery #stonewear #ceramics #laniermeaders
Folk pottery is still made today in North Carolina and Georgia. This image was posted on January 26, 2018. #americanfolkart #folkart #american #history #americana #antique #vintage #antiquefolkart #vintagefolkart #folkarts #folkartantiques #folkartantique #pottery #stonewear #ceramics #laniermeaders
Folk pottery is still made today in North Carolina and Georgia. This image was posted on January 26, 2018. #americanfolkart #folkart #american #history #americana #antique #vintage #antiquefolkart #vintagefolkart #folkarts #folkartantiques #folkartantique #pottery #stonewear #ceramics #laniermeaders
In 1782, Congress designated the bald eagle, unique to North America, as the national emblem. This image was posted on January 10, 2018. #americanfolkart #wilhelmschimmel #baldeagle #woodworking #birds #eagles #paintedeagles #dovetail #folkart #pennsylvaniagerman #pennsylvaniagermanfolkart #pennsylvania #american #history #americana #folkartfun #antique #vintage #antiquefolkart #vintagefolkart #design #folkartdesign #folkarts #folkartantiques #folkartantique
People have used devices to measure the wind since ancient times. This image was posted on January 04, 2018. #americanfolkart #folkart #pennsylvaniagerman #pennsylvaniagermanfolkart #pennsylvania #american #history #americana #folkartfun #antique #vintage #antiquefolkart #vintagefolkart #design #folkartdesign #folkarts #folkartantiques #folkartantique #weathervane