Antique Buffalo Tooth
$160.00Price
Antique buffalo tooth inlaid with turquoise chips, centered with sterling silver bezlel and cultured opal, held with sterling silver wire. Bail is also sterling silver. Item is hand made.
Pendant size is 2 1/4 x 1 1/4 inch
Cultured opal is 14 x 11 mm
Historical Information
This particular buffalo (bison) tooth reportedly came from Bison Antiquus. This ancient bison was the most common large herbivore of the North American continent for over 10,000 years, and is a direct ancestor of the living American bison we know and see alive today in the USA.
This tooth's patina is largely the original color naturally developed in that animal's lifetime.