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<p>[QUOTE="wlwhittier, post: 9874138, member: 76316"]This belongs to a friend whose great-grandmother first owned it. There is no familial memory of where or when it was originally acquired. One of the 7 stones has been replaced, long ago; the repair is fairly recent. The story has all the stones matching in color when GGM had it, but variation in their color has occurred during the years of wearing by successive daughters. I don't have measurements, but the stones are about 1/4 X 3/8 inches. I believe the replaced stone is 2nd from the left end in pic #1.</p><p>Friend Sarah would really like to have any of your wisdom about potential tribal indications and/or maker-style appearance. All other comments are, of course, most welcome. Thanks for lookin'!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]495823[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]495824[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]495825[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]495826[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]495827[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]495828[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]495829[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]495830[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="wlwhittier, post: 9874138, member: 76316"]This belongs to a friend whose great-grandmother first owned it. There is no familial memory of where or when it was originally acquired. One of the 7 stones has been replaced, long ago; the repair is fairly recent. The story has all the stones matching in color when GGM had it, but variation in their color has occurred during the years of wearing by successive daughters. I don't have measurements, but the stones are about 1/4 X 3/8 inches. I believe the replaced stone is 2nd from the left end in pic #1. Friend Sarah would really like to have any of your wisdom about potential tribal indications and/or maker-style appearance. All other comments are, of course, most welcome. Thanks for lookin'! [ATTACH=full]495823[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]495824[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]495825[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]495826[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]495827[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]495828[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]495829[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]495830[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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