Carved Black Stone Buffalos/Bizons Figurine, Native American?

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  1. kardinalisimo

    kardinalisimo Well-Known Member

    Any idea of the type of stone and the marks on the bottom?
    Thanks
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    kardinalisimo, May 25, 2015
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  2. anundverkaufen

    anundverkaufen Bird Feeder

    Looks like a Zuni fetish but you'll have to I.D. the carver to call it so.
     
    anundverkaufen, May 25, 2015
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  3. kardinalisimo

    kardinalisimo Well-Known Member

    I forgot the size as usual. It is about 5" long. Are not the Zuni fetishes usually smaller?
    Also, not sure anymore if that is a stone.
     
    kardinalisimo, May 26, 2015
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  4. moreotherstuff

    moreotherstuff Izorizent

    My guess is Mexican obsidian.
     
    moreotherstuff, May 26, 2015
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  5. springfld.arsenal

    springfld.arsenal Store: http://www.springfieldarsenal.net/

    Pretty recent looking as high-speed power tools were used on it. Good candidate for "Ugliest ............ " contest.
     
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    springfld.arsenal, May 26, 2015
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  6. anundverkaufen

    anundverkaufen Bird Feeder

    Looks like black onyx to me, I've seen plenty of larger Zuni carvings. I don't see any reason to believe this one isn't Zuni.
     
    anundverkaufen, May 27, 2015
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  7. quirkygirl

    quirkygirl likes pretty old things

    If the carving is very lightweight it could be jet (sometimes called fossilized coal - but I'm not sure how accurate this is) ... Oh and the inlaid stone arrow is called a 'heartline'.
     
    quirkygirl, May 27, 2015
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  8. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    Did you know that when jet wasn't readily available SW artists would use pieces cut from vinyl records , in their place...!

    The more you know...........!!!!! :):):)
     
    komokwa, May 28, 2015
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  9. quirkygirl

    quirkygirl likes pretty old things

    Interesting!
     
    quirkygirl, May 28, 2015
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