Featured Bone necklace?

Hello everyone,
I bough a necklace in a job lot of wood, was advertised as wood.
When was delivered, it felt different , so “I took my UV light and went to the cupboard lol “ some may say…
It glows as Ivory or bone would. I wonder what it is and where from?
How old? is this something that is protected and can’t be sold or purchased?
I liked the monkeys message, don’t speak or hear or see evil. I have no idea what the figurines are, but they are nicely carved in heavy wood.
Thank you.
Kind regards,
Simona @Any Jewelry
@evelyb30 @Debora @kyratango @Bronwen @Ownedbybear @Aquitaine

 

Your statue represents one of the Seven Lucky Gods. His name is Hotei.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Japanese_deities#Seven_Lucky_Gods

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budai

 

the necklace tubes are bone......I can't speak to the beads...

" I have no idea what the figurines are, but they are nicely carved in heavy wood."

you may wish to rethink that.....they both look like resin carvings..

imo

 

Lots of little things carved in boxwood pouring out of China these days. The necklace components look like bone. Can you see whether the large bead caps are covering quite large holes, larger than you would drill in a chunk of solid ivory, on the more spherical looking beads?

 

Nice necklace of, I believe, Asian carved cow bone beads and agree with Komokwa that the other pieces are resin.

 

Simona, Boxwood is quite light in weight; solid resin is fairly heavy. You can get some idea of what you have simply from how they weigh in you hand.

 

https://www.etsy.com/listing/678421...d+chinese+bone+beads&ref=sr_gallery-1-2&sts=1

 

If they came from auction and were listed as wood but are resin you can probably return them if you wished.

 

Thank you, It looks like The lot should have been called “ Anything else but wood” lol…
I had a second look at the Buddha and the monkeys and they are resin, they are very heavy.
There are some letters on Buddha, will take a closer photo and publish.
I guess I liked the carvings, hence the purchase. I have no idea of the lot value, but is it a good thing or bad that they are resin?
Would it make any difference if they were vintage? Are they lol?
With regards to the necklace, I agree it must be some sort of bone, the round bits are glued to the metal, but the longer bits are hollow inside, looks like a horn to me.
Any thoughts, please let me know.
Kind regards,
Simona

 

The bone necklace is nice, and Indian made. Those metal end tubes are an indication of Indian necklaces, as is the carving.
Definitely bone, an animal body has many different types of bones, just like a human body. (No these aren't human bones.)

The Etsy seller doesn't know what a Chinese endless knot looks like.

I'm with the others, the "carved wood" decorative items are very much resin.

 

Good quality resin items that have an ivory look are fetching higher prices now.
But there are so many of these 'antiqued' monkeys and Hoteis that I think they are a dime a dozen.
I could be wrong.
I doubt they are vintage, they are still being made. Maybe 10 yrs old, maybe made yesterday.

As KSW said, the lot was misrepresented and you should be able to send it back without a problem. You have every right to, by law.

Simona, if you like three monkey and Hotei carvings, there are many real carvings out there.

 

Thank you so much.
I have contacted them and asked about their return policy. Let’s see…
The truth is I don’t mind if I loose a little and learn allot…with the knowledge gained on this platform, I fell already a bit richer
I don’t mind keeping them either, I like the message the monkey set out, and the necklace. Hopefully, when I venture next time, I will be able to compare and make better choices. This is all new to me and very interesting. Am enjoying it, thank you everyone for sharing.
Xx
Kind regards,
Simona

 

Thank you for sharing, Simona. I learned something, too.