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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Vern, post: 29046, member: 347&quot;]Well, from the side it is a bird and from the top an otter.&nbsp; This carver may have been a drinker.&nbsp; I like it.&nbsp; That is really kind of rare from what I&#039;ve seen here, being stone.&nbsp; I think if that is the case, then identifying the type of stone may bring you very close to the artist or artist&#039;s family.&nbsp; Most stones are significantly harder to work than baleen, ivory, or bone which is what most of these type figurines are made of.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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