Original 1920s Art Deco era necklace, handmade by a Native American artisan using tiny glass beads knitted together.
The central design is a bird perched upon a flowering branch. The chain of the necklace is sectioned with amber glass beads.
We can be certain it was made by a Native American tribe pre 1930s as it features the ‘whirling log’ symbol on the back of the neck. The whirling log was used by Navajo, Hopi and Apache for centuries as a symbol for good fortune and spiritual journeys. It was also known in the Western world as a good luck symbol, but unfortunately was adopted by the Nazi party in the 1930s. Consequently, Navajo tribes formally stopped using it in 1940. Today, some Native American artists are reclaiming the symbol, differentiating it from the Nazi emblem and highlighting its ancient positive origins.
Condition: good, with no missing or loose beads.
Original 1920s Art Deco era necklace, handmade by a Native American artisan using tiny glass beads knitted together.
The central design is a bird perched upon a flowering branch. The chain of the necklace is sectioned with amber glass beads.
We can be certain it was made by a Native American tribe pre 1930s as it features the ‘whirling log’ symbol on the back of the neck. The whirling log was used by Navajo, Hopi and Apache for centuries as a symbol for good fortune and spiritual journeys. It was also known in the Western world as a good luck symbol, but unfortunately was adopted by the Nazi party in the 1930s. Consequently, Navajo tribes formally stopped using it in 1940. Today, some Native American artists are reclaiming the symbol, differentiating it from the Nazi emblem and highlighting its ancient positive origins.
Condition: good, with no missing or loose beads.