Bone handle wax stamp

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  1. Paul Johnson

    Paul Johnson New Member

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  2. 2manybooks

    2manybooks Well-Known Member

    Very odd. The design on the handle looks pseudo Aztec, while the design on the stamp face looks pseudo NW Coast. None of it looks like bone to me.
     
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  3. Paul Johnson

    Paul Johnson New Member

    It looks like bone inside
     

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  4. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    Welcome, Paul. I can't distinguish between Meso-American & NW native, but my collecting interests mean I see a lot of seals. This is certainly that shape & I can't think what else it could be, however, odd that the matrix appears to be in relief/cameo, rather than intaglio. It would leave an indented instead of raised impression in the wax.
     
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  5. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    We always prefer pix full size.

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    Does appear to be bone or antler. [Edit] There is a strange granularity to the material that makes me have second thoughts.
     
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  6. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    A novelty item, I'd think.

    Debora
     
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  7. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Agree.
    Fun piece, but it looks like a marriage to me.
     
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    Jivvy the research is my favorite

    "Deleted pics" threads are so disappointing. :shifty:
     
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