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From: David Barzilay Lord of the Rings
Date: Tue Aug 24 01:34:00 2004
 
     
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    Apropos "piece of this material that was shaped like a Zuni bear. It
    was made by a Southwest Indian" 

    There is a particular "stone" found in genuine American Indian-made
    turquoise jewelry (1920's and 1930's, I believe) which is a
    translucent dark red.  Experts were mystified as to the source of
    this "stone." 

    It turned out to be cut pieces of plastic.  This particular plastic,
    which looked so good next to turquoise, came from 6-volt automobile
    batteries, which were encased in this material.  The Indian
    craftspeople found it in dumps, and cut it for jewelry. 

    Who is to say that it shouldn't have been used? Same thing for
    "Detroitite." 

David Barzilay, Lord of the Rings 

607 S Hill St Ste 850
Los Angeles, CA 90014-1718
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