Indian or not?? What is it??

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Buddy of mine brought this by wanted a few other opinions of what it might really be

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Looks like an ancient carving of a wing nut hat....go WINGS!!

Actualy looks Mayan. I saw a website where they dug up some toys in Mexico. They made toys for the kids with wheels similar to what that looks like. They say they never actualy made the conection and used the wheel for everyday use. The labrynith design on the circular carvings looks Mayan too. Where was it found??
 

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bigcypresshunter said:
traderoftreasures said:
where did they git the drill bits?
Indians had drills. http://www.texasrockshop.com/tools01.html
Thats right.....and unlike "The Narrow Minded White man" right hand pitch bits.....Indian Drill Bits were both right and left hand pitch. White Man also has never made successful bit sharpener. :laughing7:

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The piece it's self just reminds me of a piece of alabaster from an antique lamp.
The hole is the right size for the threaded IP (inner pipe)
I've seen hundreds of them...
Still, it doesn't explain the carving in it.
Unless someone was just testing their carving abilities, the softness of alabaster, or both.
 

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mcmich said:
Looks like an ancient carving of a wing nut hat....go WINGS!!

Actualy looks Mayan. I saw a website where they dug up some toys in Mexico. They made toys for the kids with wheels similar to what that looks like. They say they never actualy made the conection and used the wheel for everyday use. The labrynith design on the circular carvings looks Mayan too. Where was it found??

It was found in Kentucky on a farm or something I think, I will ask him when I get a chance... He kinda just stopped and ran so I didnt get to really talk to him about it
 

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These are something like I was talking about...

http://www.acrosstheboardwoodwork.com/OnyxLampParts.htm

Scroll and look at them all...

These lamp breaks were made in onyx, marble and alabaster.

All are very soft to carve. I would also think that if it were really, really old, that these minerals are so soft, such a shallow carving would have been warn away after many years, depending on where it was and what it was exposed to (rain, water, dirt, etc...)

Can you get a closer, clearer picture of the carving?
 

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The shape and design of the carvings remind me a lot of the native american art here in the NW and Alaska.
 

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