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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 493910, member: 8267&quot;]Ebony usually has a dark heartwood, and lighter colored sapwood. The speckled/streaked appearance of this wood is unusual. It may be <font size="4"><i>Dalbergia melanoxylon </i>- &quot;African blackwood&quot; (which is not an ebony, but often mistaken for it). </font></p><p><font size="4"><img src="https://www.delta-intkey.com/citeswood/images/abl.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4">The CITES description says in rare cases it occurs with streaks of dark and light wood, particularly in timber from Mozambique. <a href="https://www.delta-intkey.com/citeswood/en/www/fabdamel.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.delta-intkey.com/citeswood/en/www/fabdamel.htm" rel="nofollow">https://www.delta-intkey.com/citeswood/en/www/fabdamel.htm</a></font></p><p><font size="4">This would be consistent with the carving being made by a Makonde carver.</font></p><p><font size="4">It is supposed to be a protected wood species.</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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