Back to the Fourth Page, or the First Page...
I bought this pretty piece
out of the back-room stock of one of our stores. It measures about 3"
(7.6 cm) long and just under 1" (2.5 cm) in diameter. This is likely
my favorite quartz piece, as its base implies a single crystal, but the
interruption that occurs about 1/3 the way up its length splits it into
three partly-intergrown but still distinct points. The largest point
is noticeably damaged, but I have not seen any others quite like this
one in my travels.
I bought this lovely
piece at my first Tucson show, from a soft-spoken Zairean man who
smiled confusedly when I greeted him in Swahili, confusing me, too (I
should have tried French!)! It consists of a slightly crooked Malachite
stalactite that is coated with a 2- or 3-mm-thick layer of massive
chrysocolla. I thought of cutting it into thin slices for pendants,
but decided against it. Several of my acquaintances who have sick minds
readily commented on its phallic form, but I just think that it is a
neat piece!
This arrowhead was given
to me by the same man who gave me the Aztec mask on page 4. This piece
is about 4" (10 cm) long and from 1 - 2" (2.5 - 5 cm) wide. I have
several others that he gave me, but he says this is by far the nicest,
and is likely at least 500 years old. It is made of sheen obsidian
and is in perfect condition. He dug it himself, and he says that it is
a ceremonial piece, as opposed to a functional one.
Go to the Next Page...