Description: An exceptional Chinese Agar wood trade bead - a "wolf head " from the Yunnan province / South China /.It has been cleaned from the centuries deposits by hand,but the nice ancient patina is preserved.The artisan work is done with imagination using the characteristic of the wood. The Agar wood is from the aquillarie tree with a musty scent and agreeable odor.Agar wood has been used also as religious object with special power in ritual ceremonies and festive celebrations.