Semiprecious stones like amber or lapislazuli

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jellyv said:
Well done!:smile1: Pretty doesn't have to cost a fortune.
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jellyv, I hope to take advantage of your expertise and ask what you make of these? Appears to be inlaid turquouse and a rising Phoenix? Could they be authentic native jewelry? ( I added the ear wires myself)
 

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Molly0 said:
jellyv, I hope to take advantage of your expertise and ask what you make of these? Appears to be inlaid turquouse and a rising Phoenix? Could they be authentic native jewelry? ( I added the ear wires myself)
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The technique is called chip inlay, an inexpensive type of usually mass-produced jewelry sometimes made by Native Americans, sometimes faked as NA and imported from Asia. (There's also a lot of Israeli chip inlay silver jewelry.) The image is of the Peyote Bird (also called water bird), a NA religious symbol.
 
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jellyv said:
The technique is called chip inlay, an inexpensive type of usually mass-produced jewelry sometimes made by Native Americans, sometimes faked as NA and imported from Asia. (There's also a lot of Israeli chip inlay silver jewelry.) The image is of the Peyote Bird (also called water bird), a NA religious symbol.
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Thanks so much Jellyv.
 
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