This was found precisely on the route of the Oregon Trail near the Snake River canyon in suburban Twin Falls, Idaho in the early 1970s. My young cousin found it while digging in his back yard. I have no reason to doubt his story: he was only 13 or 14 at the time. There's always the possibility it was lost or discarded by an Oregon-bound emigrant. This area was also frequently traveled by Indians, fur trappers and explorers.
It's a bas-relief carving in some sort of black/dark gray stone about 2 inches long dimension. The white appears to be deliberately painted to show relief. It seems to depict a boy or young man with very Aryan features, wearing a turban with some sort of decoration hanging down from the middle. He's wearing large circular ear ornaments and some sort of ornamented garment or necklace. I have side views but will have to wait for daylight for natural light images.
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