Featured Glass neck & Eagle carving

hi folks, 2 things from the hoard

the eagle has photo'd rather well actually, and suppose its got more to do with the feel of it (as an eagle) rather than fineness

the glass beads i'm not to sure on (just the glass looked nice)

the sun came out for them (or me) just when i wanted it to (ish), so gave them a nice touch

any thoughts on any, welcome

 

no clasp

 

Your eagle carving looks like the style of ironwood carvings originated by Seri-Comcaac Indians of Northern Mexico. While there are still Native carvers, once their works became popular other Mexicans began producing similar carvings, and in large quantities.

Ironwood/Olneya Tesota/palo fierro is native to the Sonora Desert. Dense and slow growing, it resembles ebony. Earlier carvings that I have seen are typically dark in color. The Seri-Comcaac select wood from trees that are dead, which may account for the darker color. Many more recent carvings seem to be lighter in color like your eagle, although still described as ironwood. I suspect the commercialization of the craft has led to living trees being harvested, and perhaps the use of different woods.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexic...tesota is the slowest,the density of its wood.

https://picklebarreltradingpost.com...ZSulqFDnIAdmmfbcXuzg9woohDLJBSrDtFNX6OQ7j_wYY

 

The necklace is a beauty. It looks Art Deco Czech to me.
Let's page @Ownedbybear to be sure, she knows more about costume than I do.

 

wood is extremely light, so don't know if that ties in or not 2mb

 

I'm finding a lot of these eagles carved in the USSR.

 

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1650517462/vintage-wooden-eagle-hand-carved-eagle

https://www.ebay.com/itm/325173081883

 

This one also says USSR, and specifies Ukraine:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/134442050017

A flock of them on Russian and Ukrainian sites.

 

fiddlesticks...can never get those damn ebay links to open for me anymore, all i get is a blooming black page with a dot

so i didn't even see the £14.99 one

 

Vintage USSR Hand Carved Wooden Eagle Figurine US $37.25

 

This one?
Vintage USSR Ukrainian HAND CARVED WOODEN SCULPTURE Eagle (#1109)US $14.99

 

It's Czech for certain; those black spacer discs are diagnostic. Deco in style too. It doesn't have a clasp that I can see, but the metal pieces used make me wonder if it's newer. Those look like eye pins.

 

damn it ........should have kept my bloody insider skills to myself......

 

It wasn't you that told me, I believe it was 2many, but I'm not sure.

 

well it didn't help that no-one believed me or thought that ( the charlie method) was credible

...................and i don't blame um for that either

 

Probably not, then. Just a thought.

 

Eagles look odd to me,like somekind of weird chicken/seagull thing.

 

What !!!!! your telling me you've never tried Kentucky fried eagle before mr boland ?

(chef's kiss emoji)

 

We all think from our own reference, that is normal. For you Mexican is closer to home, so it comes to mind more easily. And there is a resemblance.

 

Missed this. I’d agree on Czech, probably possibly thirties.