Interesting find at estate sale

Hello Fellow Tag Poppers

Yesterday I went to an estate sale and found this little (1 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in) chinese artifact, (pic below). It was glued to a very tacky frame with a $10.00 sticker on it.  I am unclear what it is and what the material is that the carving is made from, but I have a friend who is knowledgeable about this sort of stuff and I will be presenting it to her for help this coming week.  I ended up paying $7.60 for it as there was a slight discount for Saturday shoppers.  Had I waited until today, if it were still there it would have been $5.00 or maybe even less, depending on what the estate sale people would be willing to accept for it.   It may be worth nothing more than $2.00 so may sure that when you spend your money, there is something you like about the piece.  I haven't forgotten the challenge people, and now that I have figured out how to download pics from my camera, I will post more of what I find.  Please feel free to send me pics to post of your interesting finds as well.  Happy happy, tag popping!!!  :)