Necklace, Thunderbird Depression, Vintage ‘40s, 1573 C2618-1 Pin perfection

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This hand-crafted creation is a lovely ten-strand necklace of brown voluta heishi beads interspersed with tiny turquoise slabs and finished with a traditional cord wrap

This impossible-to-ignore buckle was crafted by renowned Zuni husband and wife

and featuring “cowboy” beautifully beaded across the back

Necklace, Thunderbird Depression, Vintage ‘40s, 1573 C2618-1 Pin perfectionA 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." (courtesy Horsekeeping, LLC) This vintage thunderbird necklace dates back to the 1940s. Its a