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<p>[QUOTE="FlyingButtonRanch, post: 56279, member: 582"]Called an Eagle Hot Claw (design). Looks like Yak or Water Buffalo bone (they come from China for crafting). Could even be a synthetic polymer? Can you stick a sharp pin/needle into it? If so, it's plastic. Check closely for mold marks. If it's ivory or bone, you won't be able to put a pin into it. Ivory would have cross hatching... bone will have straight lines, some pin dotting. I say from the pic, it's probably bone, and new. Here are the ones being sold in China today that pretty much look identical:</p><p><a href="http://www.aliexpress.com/item/1pcs-Yak-bone-carving-Eagle-Bull-Turtle-Snake-Animal-totem-pendant-necklace-Men-Women-Gift-40/1794604545.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.aliexpress.com/item/1pcs-Yak-bone-carving-Eagle-Bull-Turtle-Snake-Animal-totem-pendant-necklace-Men-Women-Gift-40/1794604545.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.aliexpress.com/item/1pcs-Yak-bone-carving-Eagle-Bull-Turtle-Snake-Animal-totem-pendant-necklace-Men-Women-Gift-40/1794604545.html</a> </p><p><br /></p><p>(roll over the pic to enlarge, the Eagle is in the upper right corner, and there is also an enlarged pic of the Eagle below the first pic you can click on).</p><p>Cheers,</p><p>FBR[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="FlyingButtonRanch, post: 56279, member: 582"]Called an Eagle Hot Claw (design). Looks like Yak or Water Buffalo bone (they come from China for crafting). Could even be a synthetic polymer? Can you stick a sharp pin/needle into it? If so, it's plastic. Check closely for mold marks. If it's ivory or bone, you won't be able to put a pin into it. Ivory would have cross hatching... bone will have straight lines, some pin dotting. I say from the pic, it's probably bone, and new. Here are the ones being sold in China today that pretty much look identical: [URL]http://www.aliexpress.com/item/1pcs-Yak-bone-carving-Eagle-Bull-Turtle-Snake-Animal-totem-pendant-necklace-Men-Women-Gift-40/1794604545.html[/URL] (roll over the pic to enlarge, the Eagle is in the upper right corner, and there is also an enlarged pic of the Eagle below the first pic you can click on). Cheers, FBR[/QUOTE]
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