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Posted by Marie-Ange on July 31, 2011 at 11:38am

African bone bracelet / bangle with carved crocodile.

Eva Baby July 31, 2011 at 11:50am

very nice perspective to see the two heads!
Stefany Tomalin August 1, 2011 at 1:30am

now looking again at the creatures on your ivory bangle and on Kathleen's, I think yours represent friendly lizard-type reptiles rather than crocs, because they have short snouts and show no teeth...
Kathleen McCabe-Elsey August 1, 2011 at 3:26am

I speculate that the creatures on this bracelet represent Aligators, wher the Ivory bracelts I posted are Alligators.

"One of the differences that you can see is the shape of the head. Alligators have a broader, more rounded snout while crocodiles have a narrower, more pointed snout. If you look at the side of a crocodile's mouth, you'll notice the fourth tooth on the bottom jaw sticks outside of the top jaw and into a groove. The upper and lower teeth of a crocodile stick outside the jaws while the bottom teeth of the alligator fit into sockets in the upper jaw." Gatorland Website
Kathleen McCabe-Elsey August 1, 2011 at 3:29am

Correction - Yours might be Crocs where mine are Alligators.
Kathleen McCabe-Elsey August 1, 2011 at 3:38pm

https://ethnicjewels.ning.com/photo/dsc00004cu?context=latest

Here is a closeup of this bracelet. The crosshatching is visible here too.
Marie-Ange August 1, 2011 at 4:26pm

Thanks for all your help ladies!!

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