I would suggest that rather than a tierra, the object is a tump line
Posted on 01/20/2019 5:53:42 AM PST by SunkenCiv
...and it was worn by a man!
The suspicion is that the tiara - or diadem - was made by Denisovans who are already known to have had the technology 50,000 or so years ago to make elegant needles out of ivory and a sophisticated and beautiful stone bracelet.
The tiara maybe the oldest of its type in the world.
It appears to have had a practical use: to keep hair out of the eyes; it's size indicates it was for male, not female, use.
Another theory, although related to tiaras made 20,000 years later by people living around river Yana in Yakutia is that they could have denoted the family or tribe of ancient man, acting like a passport or identity card...
Marks on it show it had 'wear and tear' before being discarded as broken in a cave that is seen by archaeologists as one of the most significant treasure troves of early man anywhere in the world.
There were, though, no religious symbols or ornaments on the woolly mammoth tiara - made at a time when the giant species still roamed Siberia with ancient man as a predator.
The Palaeolithic tiara can be dated to between 45,000 to 50,000 years, and was worn by a man with a large head, according to researcher Alexander Fedorchenko, from Novosibirsk Institute of Archeology and Ethnography.
(Excerpt) Read more at siberiantimes.com ...
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Is there a jewelry and artisans ping list here at FR? I have seen some wonderful fossil ivory carved pieces at trade shows.
It looks to me like what I would call a head band.
There is a magazine, and perhaps also on line called Lapidary Journal. In the advertising section or the annual dealers issue you might find someone who could do it for you, but it probably would not be cheap. I was browsing my January issue today, and will check when I go to bed and read a bit. If I find something, I will private mail you.
No doubt they used leather which has long since rotted. Probably this was worn by some tribal alpha male or female for status.
I would suggest that rather than a tierra, the object is a tump line
Wow. Great catch.
Ooh, interesting idea.
As I have already commented, Lapidary Journal is one source of dealers and craftspeople. Below is a link for paper and on line issues. The January/February 2019 issue is shown. In red it says “Dynamic Setting” and above that in the upper left corner in small print “2019 Buyer’s Directory”, with a focus on the huge Tucson Show Exhibitor Status. Subsections include: Products & Services, Suppliers, and Location of Suppliers. The most likely supplier in the lower 48 was Ivory Jacks, Bothell, WA, 425-486-4218, ivoryjack@ivoryjacks.com. They sell items with prehistoric mammoth ivory, fossil walrus ivory, moose and elk antler, etc. Then there is Inside Passage Arts, Skagway, Alaska, 907-612-0672, insidepassagearts@yahoo.com, that has mammoth ivory carvings. There are also listings for carvers and carving. Good luck.
Having looked at the artifact I would say it would not stand up to the constant ware of a tump line. Unless it was worn in a ceremonial way, and perhaps by a woman of status.
This? Why, I can make a hat or a brooch or a pterodactyl...
A pterodactyl.
Ancestor of the pturkey.
It does show some wear, but y'know, it's 50K years old, too. :^)
I thought it looked like an incense holder
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