A few Indian Artifacts to be identified...Pictures are now added

[River Rat]

My friend who has an antique shop. buys lockers & into older homes in the French Quarters of NOLA. She salvaged a zip lock bag of Indian artifacts, sad thing there was something that had rusted in the bag & stained the artifacts. Looking closer & the feel is bone. One looks like cow/bison horn carved down.

The first 2 pics is a wood.

All the rest looks like some type of bone.

Sorry, I believe if I reduced the actual sizing, the pics wouldn't be sideways.

Does anyone know how to gets the stains out?

Thanks!

RR

 

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[1320]

Is it the bone that has stains?

http://nautarch.tamu.edu/CRL/conservationmanual/File3.htm

 

[Indian Steve]

I think your bone pieces are ivory, maybe walrus or fossilized mammoth.

 

[River Rat]

I think your bone pieces are ivory, maybe walrus or fossilized mammoth.

That's a good possibility, didn't think of ivory. Thanks!

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Any idea where it's from?

 

[sandchip]

...Does anyone know how to gets the stains out?..

No sir, but the stain adds a lot of character to me.

 

[Rookster]

That's A unique horned thing. Wonder how old.

 

[ghp95134]

Water caltrop. The meat is edible.


--Guy

 

[ToddsPoint]

Definitely ivory. I can see the Schrager lines in the puck shaped piece. I can't tell from the lines if it is elephant or wooly mammoth ivory. Polish the end with the fine lines and you can tell by the angle the lines cross. It it's elephant, it's like a hot potato. You can own it, but can't buy or sell it. You can only pass it to your heirs. Get it ID'd before you try to sell it! If it is mammoth, no problem at all buying, selling, etc. I carve mammoth ivory. It is a wonderful medium. Here's a mammoth pendant I did for my wife Lee Ann. 1 1/4" in dia. Gary

edit:There are no Federal laws against owning/selling mammoth ivory. However, I remember now that some states have enacted laws banning ALL ivory. So, check your state laws before you act.

 

[NotJustAnotherSarah]

These are all incredible! Such great finds!