How old, do you think?
I store beads in one. But my ex, a machinist had one as well. They're prized.
Yum; I like it all. Would love to go, as usual; can't.
"Filigree bi-domes." How's that?
Fascinating. Thanks for all the research; what nice travel!
The 'nuggets' look like placer gold, the flakes that show up in the bottom of a pan when you're panning for gold (great fun; if you find any)....
I think so too; regardless, very pretty.
No cross hatching, eh? "Cross hatching" is a common term given to the wee lines seen to criss-cross in lines. Parallel lines denote walrus...
Yup; thanks for the distinction. Will be better in definitions.
It's a very popular form in the "Stan" countries, e.g., Uzbekistan. How old do we think?
I'd say late 70s/early 80s. The fetishes are wee handmade clay figures; very cool, but based on them being with the necklace, not old, old. Bet,...
Ours, too!
This one does look like tagua nut; bakelite/phenolic plastics don't typically crack like that, and I've never seen it in that color. Hmmmm.
Could it be French?
Thanks; loved the thread. Very resourceful!
Looks to me like a claw/bone combo that's been polished down; from what, who knows?
Thanks for the chuckle!
Yup; looks most probably like vermeil. Does the stone warm right away when touched to the lips? Or does the cold linger. If it lingers, most...
The heishi (thin disks) are nautilus shell, the fetishes hand made clay/pottery. Most likely came from Mexico/Central America. Late 1970s/early...
Ditto, ditto. India, bone, 1980s.
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