"This pale veined stone is amazing, yet was overlooked over for many many generations. Until recently, someone polished and cut it into a cabachon and was transfixed by the black vein designs in the variegated shades of white matrix.  This natural combination striking the eye with subtle beauty and looking spectacular in a silver bezel setting. I was totally blown away when I discovered that the cooperative craftswomen in Mexico were working the white buffalo this stone and incorporating it into their jewelrey designs knowing immediately how hot it would be.Then, when they got on the carborundum wheel and began to inlay the different shades of White Buffalo in stone mosaic.  I knew they had gone one step farther than anything I had seen before.   This jewelry is delightful.  It is a real value and sells extremely well at the pow-wows, both the great gatherings, and the local meets. This authentic handcrafted jewelry is a product of the artisan direct distribution model project involving the elimination of commercial and middlemen intermediaries of every stripe. By cutting the commercial characters OUT of the equation,creativity and esthetics come to the fore. " Daniel Pautler