Easy Tycoon

Chapter 243 Totem Pole

For these handicrafts full of strong Indian style, Yang Jing has no resistance. Of course, he also believes that if Gege is by his side, then she has already jumped on it with a smile, and then took out her pocket. With the money in it, I packed up and bought all these beautiful handicrafts.

That's right, in terms of Grid's character, she would definitely do this.

Likewise, why do two people end up together?The two people have the same vision and hobbies is undoubtedly one of the very important reasons.

Therefore, after looking at these exotic handicrafts, Yang Jing stood up and said to the stall owner with great momentum: "Please pack all these lovely handicrafts, and I will pack all your handicrafts!"

Yang Jing likes these handicrafts more than Old John's harnesses, and it is also a great choice to take these handicrafts back as gifts for friends.

The Indian boss didn't seem to understand Yang Jing's words, or thought Yang Jing was joking, so he asked hesitantly: "Sorry sir, can you say it again?"

Chris stood up with a smile and said: "You heard correctly just now, and you don't have to doubt that our BOSS really wants to buy all your handicrafts here."

What Chris said made the Indian boss finally understand that the Asian with the same black hair and yellow skin as himself was not joking, he was serious.

The Indian boss excitedly yelled at the partner next to him. Of course, he spoke the native Indian language, which even Chris and the others could not understand.However, judging from the expressions and actions of the Indian stall owners around, they were obviously very happy with the deal from their partner, so they came to help.

The Indian stall owner has about 150 pieces of handicrafts, in addition to three pieces of bark cloth, all of which were rounded up by Yang Jing, and only cost more than 1 US dollars.

Yang Jing thought that it would not be enough to take these pure handicrafts back as gifts, so he waved his hand proudly, and Yang Jing wrapped up all the handicrafts in the four nearby Indian stalls.

There are a total of five Indian stalls, and all the handicrafts only cost Yang Jing more than 5 US dollars.

This amount of money is nothing to Yang Jing, but it is a very large income for these Indians, so these Indian stall owners expressed their extreme gratitude to Yang Jing for his generosity.

However, Yang Jing's eyes became a little straight when a very old Indian old man took out a small dark red totem pole.

Yang Jing knew that the totem pole was the most important item in an Indian tribe. Although the totem pole that the old Indian man took out was only a miniature one, it was extremely rare.

In fact, the word "totem" originally originated from the transliteration of the word "totem" in the dialect of the Ojibwa Indians in North America, which means "his relatives".For Indians, totem worship is the original form of primitive religion, which appeared in the late Paleolithic period.

The core of totem worship is to believe that some kind of animal, plant or inanimate has a blood relationship with one's own clan, and is the ancestor and relative of the clan, so it is enshrined as the symbol, symbol and protector of the clan.Indians is a general term for all Native Americans except Eskimos. Their ethnic composition is quite complex, and their totems are also diverse.

The most important of these is the celestial thunderbird. According to Indian legends, the celestial thunderbird is the master of the "celestial realm". It can make itself invisible, appear in the form of a strong wind, and appear on the Indian winter festival.Usually on totem poles, thunderbirds are carved on a thick tree trunk and divided into two parts. The four standing figures leaning on each other have round eyes, bulging, big mouths with drooping corners, bare breasts, palms outward, and arms hanging close to the body.

Of course, besides Thunderbird, there are many other totems.

The totems of North American Indians are mostly animals, followed by plants.A tribe is divided into several different totem clans, and clans with the same totem are regarded as relatives.Clans with the same totem cannot marry each other.

Many clans carve totem images on wooden posts to make "totem poles". The general height of totem poles is about 30 meters, but some can reach 60 meters.These totem poles are generally erected in the most conspicuous places of the village as clan marks, and some clans paint totem marks on utensils and houses.The dance ceremony held is often centered on the totem, and the dancers also wear masks and costumes that imitate the totem.

Although totem poles are most prosperous in the Indian gathering areas along the Pacific Northwest coast of North America, there are still many such totem poles in other Indian gathering places in the United States or Canada.

It seems that the miniature totem pole that this Indian old man took out should be the totem worship of a local Indian clan. Even if it is only a miniature totem pole, it is extremely precious.

This totem pole was only about forty centimeters high, with a bowl mouth thick and thin, and there were four different animals carved on it, but Yang Jing couldn't recognize what these four more abstract animals were.

However, this miniature totem pole is obviously an old object with several years of age. It is unknown what kind of wood the dark red material is made of, but the weight is extremely heavy. Yang Jing feels that it is not even much lighter than rosewood.

And the patina on it is also very thick, it is definitely an old object that has been passed down for many years.

Yang Jing was also a little confused when he saw the old Indian speaking some native languages ​​that he didn't understand with a hint of expectation in his smile.

The first Indian stall owner just now translated to Yang Jing immediately: "Mazululu said, thank you very much for taking care of us, and Mazululu also asked if you like this totem pole, if you like it , he hopes to sell it to you for $[-]."

Yang Jing asked suspiciously: "Is he willing to sell this totem pole to me?"

The Indian stall owner sighed and said: "We all know that this totem pole is a Russian who was bitten by a snake brought back from the wild by Mazululu's grandfather when he was young, but it is a pity that the Russian The person could not be rescued in the end. This totem pole belonged to the Russian. It was finally obtained by Mazululu's grandfather and kept in Mazululu's home. Some time ago, Mazululu's only grandson was arrested for theft. Arrest requires a lot of money for bail, so Mazululu has no choice but to sell this totem pole."

After a pause, the Indian stall owner continued: "We all know the totem pole of the Mazululu family. This totem pole has a history of at least 100 years, and may even be longer. This totem pole is still carved out of 'Manzanita' wood, which is now rare in the US and logging is prohibited, so this totem pole is even more precious."

"Manzanita?" Yang Jing muttered.He only felt that the name seemed familiar, so he put the totem pole aside, smiled at the old Indian, gestured for a moment, and then took out his phone to call Lin Dan.

After a while, Lin Dan and Fatty trotted over. Fatty panted with his hands on his knees, while Lin Dan was pulled over by Yang Jing.

"I remember you mentioned a wood called Manzanita."

"Yes what's the matter?"

"I need details on this wood."

Upon hearing this, Lin Dan shrugged his shoulders and said: "Yes, this Manzanita tree is a very precious tree, because this tree only grows in some places with microclimates in the south, and in addition, it grows on the western coast of the United States and Mexico. There are also some trees of this kind in the mountains. There are also some trees of this kind in the Mendocino National Forest Park north of San Francisco, but the number is very small. Some species of this tree are even highly endangered species, and logging is prohibited across the United States. Protected, precious."

After a pause, Lin Dan continued: "This tree has the smoothest bark, and its color ranges from orange to red. And as the tree grows, its branches will grow in all directions, so it looks very unique. Twisted. It is precisely because of the very specific shape of this tree that Manzanita's perfect branch form has become popular in home decoration. Not to mention that its trunk and root nodules are many carved works of art and car woodwork It is the best wood. In addition, Manzanita is one of the hardest woods among the known tree species in the world. Its Jianka hardness can reach 2350 pounds, and it ranks seventh in the world's general furniture wood hardness table. You Chinese people are the most The Jane card hardness of my favorite rosewood is only 2940 pounds, and the Jane card hardness of rosewood is only 2260 pounds."

Hearing Lin Dan's explanation, Yang Jing understood a lot.Needless to say red sandalwood, if the totem pole in his hand is made of red sandalwood, [-] dollars is a leak, and it is still a big leak, but if it is red rosewood, it will be almost lost.

The best 3A grade Lao red sour wood currently on the market is only about [-] yuan per ton.

However, the totem pole in front of me is carved from Manzanita wood. This kind of wood is obviously quite precious, perhaps not as precious as rosewood, but it is definitely more expensive than rosewood.

The totem pole carved from Manzanita wood in this section weighs [-] kilograms. If the price is [-] US dollars, it is indeed a bit expensive, but if you add the history of this totem wood, then [-] US dollars is not really worth it. expensive.

The most important thing is that this kind of Indian totem pole is really rare, and it would be a pretty good decoration if you buy it back and put it at home.

Thinking of this, Yang Jing, who was touching the totem pole, subconsciously activated the appraisal skill, but the answer given by the appraisal skill made Yang Jing stunned.
(End of this chapter)