Gibeon has been used by the indigenous Africans to make tools and weapons for generations. Alexander in 1836 and is located in Great Namaqualand, Namibia, South West Africa. Having fallen in prehistoric times in the African veldt and later discovered by the Nama people, the Gibeon meteorite field was first reported by Captain T.
Meteorites are among the rarest materials on earth, and iron meteorites are rarer still, comprising roughly one in seven of all known specimens. A changing appearance is brought out under shifting light given the crystalline structure of the Gibeon meteorite. By carving this particular specimen in the form of a skull, with its undulating surfaces, rather as a sphere, for example, entirely different features were brought out in the crystalline structure: these include "brush strokes" on the forehead and graphite spots near the teeth. Yet, most notable are the large "thumbprints" and "swirls" of crystallization which have never before been witnessed and, most notably, what could be called "light threads" being reflected by the iron nickel layers.
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The surface of the skull is entirely free of any "dead areas", pits, cracks or other marked flaws that are often seen in polished meteorite. Upon careful examination of the skull, triangular patterns, Stars of David and various other emblems of sacred geometry emerge.
The manner in which this attribute is exemplified is unexcelled by any other meteorite object seen heretofore on the market. As a final step, careful acid-etching of the iron was performed to reveal the notable "Widmanstätten pattern", a unique geometric, crystalline structure caused by the ultra slow cooling process during its journey through space. Painstaking measurements were taken from an actual skull of a Caucasian male to ensure realism and accuracy. An artist who is known for selecting exotic materials with which to work, Downey has outdone himself in this virtuoso carving of a human skull. Undoubtedly the most exotic material ever to have been utilized to form a skull carving, this is also the largest carving of Gibeon meteorite known to exist.
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