dimension: 35 3/4" x 25 3/4" x 2"
This remarkable mid-century vintage find is a stunning sterling silver hair slide accented with intricate and uniform stampwork details boasting a specimen stone of beautiful blue turquoise with rich caramel matrix
and his use of beautiful bright turquoise cabochons set in small serrated bezels adds to the eye-catching aesthetic of this vintage statement piece
and it’s completed with a rectangular cutout window for access to the striking strip
Miscellaneous, Beaded Umbilical Fetish, Sioux, Turtle, Vintage, '70s, 239 Size:N/S dimension: 35 3/4" x 25In some Native American cultures, it is tradition for an infant to be beaded an amulet, known as an umbilical fetish, in the form of an animal to store and protect the childs spirit. This little beaded beauty traces back to the 1970s, a traditional umbilical fetish in the shape of a turtle, crafted from brain tanned leather and small seed beads in an alternating geometric checkered pattern. A one of a kind vintage find. materials: seed beads, brain