With the poorly cast ring and the stones being very "clean" in the photos,the stones are probably synthetic.
The rounds are all "single cut" which is usually used for glass stones,would need to tested to find out what they are.
It was made someplace where quality control doesn't matter or a very bad repair job.The overheated solder joint on the neck seam and the seam at...
The tube itself is 4 pieces braised together,you can see the vertical seam lines.
The engraving around the white stones and the bead setting looks like it was done with a dull screwdriver.
The "words" on the sides look Chinese and those on the lid may be Tibetan.
Patent dates only tell you when the patent was approved,not when it was made.
I'm not sure about it being the original stone,appears to have a chip on the bottom edge and in the photo the girdle looks to be above the top of...
Size? You need a photo of the front with the lid half open.
The stone may be tourmalinated quartz try a light against the front and another photo.
What size is it? Looks more African than Aztec or Mayan,also looks like a button.
Unless you get it genetic tested ,you won't know if it came from a cow or bull....
Cows have horns also,but most dairy cows horn are removed for safety of the milkers.
A stick someone whiddled on their free time.
Cow horn for blowing.
@Kimbert Is the bangle marked?One photo the metal looks strange near the latch button,not sure what the engraver was doing with the rocker...
@Lucille.b What are the diameter and opening measurements ,the 3 stone bracelet has been stretched quite a bit.
The one with the ravens looks like there may be something near the left end of the piece.900 has been U.S. coin silver for many years.
Tourist items from the southwest.
The local candy store had Dala horse and fish gummi candy. http://candypeople.us/blog/dala-horse-beyond-swedish-fish/
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