Cute. I'd think a contemporary reproduction of a Pre-Columbian ocarina rather than an actual ancient piece, though.
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Adding that although nothing has really been proven, there are some astonishing similarities between NW Coast native cultures and art, and those...
Like Komo says, marine ivory. Design is not only worn, but is quite generic; and it could be noted that since the 1920s and up until around 1975,...
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Always interesting!
I can't say as to worthpoint, but I'd be sceptical of a claim that the ancient Mayans used crushed turquoise for any item. I'd guess that...
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Unfortunately, the round markings are so well-known that they are also a very common feature of fake Eskimo items hand-made overseas. I've...
It is so worn it is hard to say - I don't think it looks like a worn version of a masonic ring, though, Scottish Rite or otherwise. I can sort of...
Very nice! I like the grain of the cedar in the first one.
I also had the soapstone thought; maybe from Africa; soapstone there does not have the same feel as the soapstone I am more used to. Compare this,...
Odd - maybe the publisher had a change in name or ownership, or another form of re-organization?
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