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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 287070, member: 2844&quot;]Yes, cow bone, a souvenir from Bali, Indonesia.</p><p>It is a Balinese food chain, so to speak. The beef goes to the hotels and restaurants to feed the tourists, the Balinese carve the remaining bones, the tourists buy the carvings, which generates an income (food) for the carvers.</p><p><br /></p><p>The central figure is Hindu Goddess Saraswati. She is the Goddess of music, and her music causes the vibrations that create the universe. Her mount is a swan, in this carving she is sitting on her swan to travel to wherever she is needed.</p><p>Saraswati is very popular on Bali, and sometimes merges with the ancient Indonesian rice Goddess Dewi Sri. Both names are used for these carvings.</p><p>She should be depicted at least partially dressed, in this case the carver probably wanted to attract more business. But nicely done.</p><p>This is a more traditional one:</p><p><img src="http://www.art-from-bali.com/images/producten/0300pix-breed/TOBO-00561.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>And here is one on Etsy. Not as old as they claim, and the carving on yours, though not as intricate, is better quality.</p><p><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/526260015/indonesian-bone-carving-59-inch?ga_order=most_relevant&amp;ga_search_type=all&amp;ga_view_type=gallery&amp;ga_search_query=bali+bone+carving&amp;ref=sr_gallery_44" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/526260015/indonesian-bone-carving-59-inch?ga_order=most_relevant&amp;ga_search_type=all&amp;ga_view_type=gallery&amp;ga_search_query=bali+bone+carving&amp;ref=sr_gallery_44" rel="nofollow">https://www.etsy.com/listing/526260015/indonesian-bone-carving-59-inch?ga_order=most_relevant&amp;ga_search_type=all&amp;ga_view_type=gallery&amp;ga_search_query=bali+bone+carving&amp;ref=sr_gallery_44</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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