I got these a year or two ago, and they are so ugly that my son doesn't even want one.  And that says a lot, because Ewan has an extensive collection of Ephemerala jewelry (nice items as well as lots of broken throwaways), and generally isn't picky.  They are made from what I think is dyed Howlite, but the dye is so thick that it is hard to see the original stone underneath.  And sometimes the "Turquoise" looks a little more like "Lapis" because it is so dark.  They are carved in an assortment of native fetish designs.  You will need to string a cord through their little heads in order to wear them, except for Kokopelli, who has a bail.  Once selling for $2.00 each, I have now lowered them to a mere quarter each.  Yes, that's right, I want to get rid of them.  Buy up a handful of them to give away at kids' parties or to disliked co-workers at the Secret Santa party. 

 

These are not ugly, and they are not low quality.  On the contrary, they are quite nice.  But I have tons of them and am looking to thin them out a bit, so I cut the price from $2 to $1.  Enjoy!

 

These are nice, but I don't think I got more than one or two sales of them.  Time to go.  In case you didn't know, they are interesting wooden beads of the Basil family.  They definitely have a place, but people who make wooden beaded jewelry generally are not browsing my gemstone site, so they've gotten unfairly overlooked and need to leave.

 

I thought these would be HUGE.  They are really rare, people!  Yeah, they are ugly, but don't you just NEED a necklace made from real ostrich shell?  Oh, and don't let the idea of "shell" worry you.  These suckers are STRONG. 

 

I don't think I ever got a single sale from these.  They are pretty and nice and all that, but they get lost among the more popular things.  I just want to get rid of them now.