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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chucktell, post: 147424, member: 2162&quot;]Laura and others. Thanks.</p><p>I think there might be something to the bixi idea.</p><p>(Mine has four legs. The neck is not hollow.)</p><p>Somebody has told me it&#039;s made from a bamboo root. I agree. Look at the following: <a href="http://forums.gardenweb.com/discussions/1737896/rhizome-monk" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://forums.gardenweb.com/discussions/1737896/rhizome-monk" rel="nofollow">http://forums.gardenweb.com/discussions/1737896/rhizome-monk</a></p><p>You can see where the shell came from, plus the underside. (Naturally occurring.)</p><p>They thought it might be a betel box for betel, a high-inducing gum, and its condiments.</p><p>I can&#039;t find anything like it anywhere though. Although I read it was a common thing to have a betel box in your house in countries where they use betel. I found lots of pictures of betel boxes, but no bamboo turtle betel boxes. Or anything close. It&#039;s very worn in places. I wonder if there&#039;s any way to estimate its age. Also, note the &quot;H&quot; type marking carved into it. There&#039;s actually one of these markings on each of the two pieces (body and shell).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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