Yang Jing was a little confused when he saw the old Indian man smiling with a hint of expectation and speaking some native language that he could not understand.
The first Indian stall owner immediately translated for Yang Jing: "Mazurulu said that he is very grateful for your care for us, and Mazurulu also asked if you like this totem pole. If you like it, he hopes to sell it to you for 30,000 US dollars."
Yang Jing asked doubtfully, "Is he willing to sell this totem pole to me?"
The Indian stall owner sighed and said, "Everyone in our tribe knows that this totem pole was brought back from the wild by Mazululu's grandfather when he was young. He found a Russian who was bitten by a snake. Unfortunately, the Russian was not saved in the end. This totem pole belonged to the Russian. It was eventually obtained by Mazululu's grandfather and has been kept in Mazululu's home. Some time ago, Mazululu's only grandson was arrested for theft and needed a lot of money for bail, so Mazululu had no choice but to sell this totem pole."
After a pause, the Indian stall owner continued, "Everyone in our tribe knows about the totem pole of the Mazululu family. This totem pole has a history of at least more than a hundred years, or even longer. Moreover, this totem pole is carved out of 'Manzanita' wood. This kind of wood is rare in the United States now, and logging is prohibited, so this totem pole is even more precious."
"Manzanita?" Yang Jing muttered. He just felt that the name seemed familiar, so he put the totem pole in his hand aside, smiled at the old Indian man, made a gesture to wait, and then took out his phone to call Lin Dan.
After a while, Lin Dan and the fat man came over jogging. The fat man was panting, holding his knees to catch his breath, while Lin Dan was pulled over by Yang Jing.
"I remember you mentioned a kind of wood called Manzanita."
"Yeah, what's wrong?"
"I need detailed information on this wood."
Upon hearing this, Lin Dan shrugged his shoulders and said, "Yes, this Manzanita tree is a very precious tree because it only grows in certain places with microclimates in the south. In addition, there are some such trees on the west coast of the United States and in the mountains of Mexico. There are also some such trees 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. Logging is prohibited throughout the United States. It is protected and very precious."
After a pause, Lin Dan continued, "This tree has the smoothest bark, ranging in color from orange to red. And as the tree grows, its branches grow in all directions, so it looks very unique and twisted. It is precisely because of this very special shape of the tree that the perfect branch shape of Manzanita has become popular in home decoration. Not to mention that its tree trunk and root nodules are the best wood for many carvings and woodworking artworks. In addition, Manzanita is one of the hardest woods known in the world. Its hardness can reach 2350 pounds, ranking seventh in the world's general furniture wood hardness table. The hardness of red sandalwood, which you Chinese people like most, is only 2940 pounds, and the hardness of red rosewood is only 2260 pounds."
After hearing Lin Dan's explanation, Yang Jing understood a lot. Needless to say, if the totem pole in his hand was made of red sandalwood, 30,000 US dollars would be a bargain, and a big bargain, but if it was red rosewood, it would be almost the same.
The best 3A grade Laotian rosewood on the market currently costs only about 200,000 yuan per ton.
However, the totem pole in front of us is carved from Manzanita wood. This kind of wood is obviously quite precious. It may not be as precious as rosewood, but it is definitely more expensive than red sandalwood.
This small totem pole carved from Manzanita wood weighs 40 kilograms. If it were priced at $30,000, it would indeed be a bit expensive. However, if you consider the history of this totem wood, then $30,000 is not really that expensive.
The most important thing is that this kind of Indian totem pole is really rare. If you buy it and put it at home, it can be regarded as a very good decoration.
Thinking of this, Yang Jing, who was touching the totem pole, subconsciously activated the identification skill. However, the answer given by the identification skill made Yang Jing stunned...
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