materials: sterling silver
Everything had a purpose and a place
dimensions: 11 1/4" x 3 1/4"
for vintage varsity-style script and accent embroidery
Kachinas can represent many things but are widely considered benevolent beings with positive forces to bring things like rainfall
Necklace, Thunderbird, Santo Domingo, Depression, Vintage ‘40s, 1673 jewelry materials: sterling silverDEPRESSION ERA JEWELRY NEVER CEASES TO AMAZE US. Southwestern Santo Domingo style jewelry is not only beautiful but almost baffling. This vibrant vintage battery bird necklace was crafted from tiny turquoise scraps, bits of gypsum, pieces of red plastic, and various found objects (such as car battery casings). Crafted in the traditional style, it's centered by a colorful thunderbird accented by a series of coordinating triangular tabs on a strand of