embellishments: beaded chair back
It’s a classic radial cluster work design (sometimes called a “grandmother cluster”) in such a pretty shade of blue-turquoise
materials: leather commercial findings
It has a lovely neutral hue and really fun movement
wear to hair on hide
Necklace, Thunderbird, Santo Domingo Depression, Battery Bird, Vintage, 1940's, 3413 hatband embellishments: beaded chair backA WORK OF ART AND A LITTLE PIECE OF HISTORY. "During the Great Depression of the 1930s, Native American artists often used scrap materials including 78 rpm phonograph records, car battery casings (hard rubber), and red plastic dinnerware such as Dairy Queen spoons. This collectible, museum quality tab necklace is a great example of Depression Era jewelry." This vintage thunderbird necklace dates back to the 1940s. Its a very unusual piece, featuring