rarriffle
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posted on April 26, 2004 01:21:44 PM
i found some bolo ties at an estate sale and these all have stones of some sort...
could someone please help me id the type of stone and also, what do you call this dancer?
sorry about the size, i really did scale them down.
[ edited by rarriffle on Apr 26, 2004 01:22 PM ]
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stopwhining
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posted on April 26, 2004 01:27:02 PM
the third one is not,could be mexican jade which is dyed oynx.may be stabilised turquoise or synthetic green/blue stones.
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earthmum
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posted on April 26, 2004 01:49:32 PM
I think the first two are jasper. Maybe.
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stopwhining
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posted on April 26, 2004 02:25:19 PM
'picture jasper'
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rarriffle
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posted on April 26, 2004 03:51:27 PM
what is jasper?
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toasted36
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posted on April 26, 2004 04:56:49 PM
the third one kinda looks like poured glass.
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cta
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posted on April 26, 2004 05:39:05 PM
I believe the Indian dancer is called a Kachina Snake Dancer.
When a snake is found this Kachina captures the snake and dances with it, usually in his mouth. When the dance is completed, the Kachina returns the snake to its home and sends a message with the snake to ask the gods to bring rain according to the Navajo Indian tradition.
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stopwhining
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posted on April 26, 2004 05:44:59 PM
jasper is a stone,cheap and abundant,almost like a rock.
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classicrock000
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posted on April 26, 2004 05:59:34 PM
never heard of bolo ties before,although I have heard of bolo balls.
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rarriffle
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posted on April 26, 2004 06:57:33 PM
thanks for the great info...the orange stone has what looks like pirite runningh through it..fools gold...is that pirite or pirate?
cta, thanks for the info on the dancer...i could not think of the word kachina! great story for the description if you don't mind my using it.
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OhMsLucy
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posted on April 26, 2004 07:10:33 PM
Hi Rarriffle,
It's pyrite.
Me
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sanmar
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posted on April 26, 2004 09:23:20 PM
Classic; where did you grow up?? I have at least 6 really nice Bolo Ties., that cost from $25.00 to $50.00 each. There are very popular in the SW USA.. I know you must be from the East Coast.
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buyhigh
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posted on April 26, 2004 09:25:38 PM
Not Navajo Indian tradition but Hopi. (Kachinas are something else -Gods.) The Hopis perform this ceremony anually in the summer. It is believed that the rattlesnakes are milked of their venom before the ceremony.The bolo tie is ofcourse not made of sterling silver or real turquoise.
buyhigh
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rarriffle
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posted on April 27, 2004 01:42:38 AM
lucy, thank you. these senior moments are hitting more and more often when it comes to the words i need.
buyhigh, i bought one that says nickel silver on the back. this is not really silver, right?
the kachina dancer is white metal with a goldtone finish...very heavy piece for a tie...it is 3" long.
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classicrock000
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posted on April 27, 2004 09:28:33 AM
lol sanmar-yes I am-New York to be exact
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buyhigh
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posted on April 27, 2004 09:42:05 AM
Nickel silver contains no silver at all -( also called German silver )- just resembles silver. It is a combination of copper, nickel and zinc.
buyhigh
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parklane64
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posted on April 27, 2004 02:39:05 PM
I have one bolo that is a signed piece of art from a local artist. I would not sell it, a nice car might get me to swap. I don't know the value, but I like it. Maybe I'll take it to the roadshow if it ever hits bubbaville, here.
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Roadsmith
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posted on April 27, 2004 05:37:10 PM
Next time you're tempted to channel surf right past an old western movie, stop a moment and look at what some of the men are wearing. Bolo (string) ties. And you'll see it on the street in the southwest.
I was married in 1959 and I see in the wedding pictures that some of the gents had bolo ties on.
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rarriffle
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posted on April 28, 2004 01:51:15 AM
i bought 16 of them for $2.00 at this estate sale and some are quite beautiful, including the ones i listed here.
seems the old guy collected them.
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