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Zuni Buffalo Fetish and Leather Pouch Necklace

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:30.00 USD Estimated At:60.00 - 80.00 USD
Zuni Buffalo Fetish and Leather Pouch Necklace
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Zuni Buffalo Fetish and Leather Pouch Necklace. This colorful little 1-3/8''x1'' buffalo fetish has inlay turquoise eyes and a soft deerskin pouch to live in, the tip of one horn is broken off. It is carved from rainbow calsilica - a newly-found, multi-colored, layered stone composed of calcium and silica. This stone has been recently used for Zuni fetish carvings and in some jewelry (beads and cabochon cut stones). Rainbow calsilica was only recently found in Mexico or Northern South America (it's origin remains mysterious). Or - others say calsilica is a synthetic stone that is manufactured from a mixture of calcite, plastic and artificial coloring pigments. The different colored bands through Rainbow Calsilica are powdered carbonate rock artificially colored and then stabilized with plastic. The bands of color can come in any color. Despite being a synthetic stone, Rainbow Calsilica has been increasing in demand for fashion jewelry.