Found Carving

[Logan B]

Hello everyone. I've found a carved head down in our stream a few years ago. I'd been trying to dig out a piece of jasper and this was crusted onto the top. Any ideas? I'm in the Willamette Valley in Oregon

 

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[Tdog]

Need shots of it a different angles--head-on, opposite side, top, bottom...

 

[Molewacker]

Hey Logan, welcome to T-net! I'm up the road from you in Yacolt WA.

Better chance of IDing items if a size and possible material is included in the query. Also both sides pictured.

That is a trippy looking find!

 

[Lenrac2]

That is really cool! Congrats!

 

[Logan B]

Better? I don't have any from the side, top or bottom. I think it's soapstone??. Just shy of 2" tall. It does appear the knot on top used to have more to it. And the flat piece at the forehead is unfinished. What else did I miss telling you?

 

[Logan B]

I'll get those after my ggranddaughter goes down and add them

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Natural stone, it is a case of pareidolia, just like the examples below, all are natural.

Medical Definition of pareidolia : the tendency to perceive a specific, often meaningful, image in a random or ambiguous visual pattern The human brain is optimized to recognize faces, which could also explain why we are so good at picking out meaningful shapes in random patterns.

Definition of pareidolia



: the tendency to perceive a specific, often meaningful image in a random or ambiguous visual patternThe scientific explanation for some people is pareidolia, or the human ability to see shapes or make pictures out of randomness. Think of the Rorschach inkblot test.
Pareidolia | Definition of Pareidolia by Merriam-Webster

 

[islamoradamark]

I dont know but I like it

 

[Logan B]

Natural stone, it is a case of pareidolia, just like the examples below, all are natural.

Medical Definition of pareidolia : the tendency to perceive a specific, often meaningful, image in a random or ambiguous visual pattern The human brain is optimized to recognize faces, which could also explain why we are so good at picking out meaningful shapes in random patterns.

Definition of pareidolia



[FONT=&]: the tendency to perceive a specific, often meaningful image in a random or ambiguous visual patternThe scientific explanation for some people is pareidolia, or the human ability to see shapes or make pictures out of randomness. Think of the Rorschach inkblot test.
Pareidolia | Definition of Pareidolia by Merriam-Webster

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So you're saying this is natural? Even with all the facial/hair detail and each carving mark being clearly visible? OK then

 

[Fat]

I dont know but I like it

I love it! I think natural and I love it more!

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

So you're saying this is natural? Even with all the facial/hair detail and each carving mark being clearly visible? OK then

Yes natural, the "facial hair" detail is still part of the pareidolia.

 

[Tony in SC]

I think what you have is a piece of Mother Nature's best!!

 

[ole miss rebel]

Like this rock I found, sorta looks like a cat paw.

 

[villagenut]

kinda looks like my brother from another mother...

 

[Tdog]

He looks like a brother alright. The another mother is mother nature!

 

[Older The Better]

I guess I’m the minority on this one seems too deliberate in the pattern and there doesn’t appear to be any extra areas that don’t fit, the entire piece fits into the head carving. At the least I wouldn’t toss it.

 

[dirstscratcher]

I don't know, I'm almost a believer on this one.

 

[unclemac]

boy howdy, this one needs a scope and an expert...I can go either way on it. On the one hand it seems pretty clearly a face, on the other hand the Willamette (or anywhere else) doesn't have any examples to reference.

 

[antmike915]

Still a cool thing regardless, definitely would have brought it home.

 

[Charl]

Determine if it is steatite.