Medicine Animals Necklace

HK Item #N725

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nine animal fetish necklace with medicine bundles | rabbit, beaver, badger, bear, bison, frog, horse, fish, and turtle | multi stone heishi 28 inches long

size	28" end to end 9 animals approx. 1 1/2" long
materials	turquoise, marble, serpentine, coral, multi-stone heishi, Read about stones
condition	pre-owned, excellent, except the horse bundle is missing the arrowhead
artist	unknown

nine animal fetish necklace with medicine bundles | rabbit, beaver, badger, bear, bison, frog, horse, fish, and turtle | multi stone heishi 28 inches long

Horse bundle is missing arrowhead.

nine animal fetish necklace with medicine bundles | rabbit, beaver, badger, bear, bison, frog, horse, fish, and turtle | multi stone heishi 28 inches long

Animals include rabbit, beaver, badger, bear, bison, frog, horse, fish, and turtle.

nine animal fetish necklace with medicine bundles | rabbit, beaver, badger, bear, bison, frog, horse, fish, and turtle | multi stone heishi 28 inches long

Strung on string with multi-stone heishi. Sterling silver cones and hook and eye.

Medicine Animals Necklace

N725 - $395 SOLD

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Paula says - "This is the first necklace I've seen where every animal has a medicine bundle. Very well made; excellent craftsmanship. In my opinion, it shows design characteristics and workmanship of being Native American made. But because there is no hallmark that we can attribute to a specific artist we can't legally sell it as Native American made - read more."

nine animal fetish necklace with medicine bundles | rabbit, beaver, badger, bear, bison, frog, horse, fish, and turtle | multi stone heishi 28 inches long

Medicine bundles

nine animal fetish necklace with medicine bundles | rabbit, beaver, badger, bear, bison, frog, horse, fish, and turtle | multi stone heishi 28 inches long

Medicine bundles have a mother of pearl arrowhead, turquoise nugget, coral piece, and feather.

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The Grizzli Collection

The Grizzli Collection of authentic Native American jewelry Garris was an attorney in New York City, and was once an assistant district attorney for Queens County. It was during her legal career that she was nicknamed "Grizzli" by her colleagues for her relentless aggression in the courtroom going after white collar criminals; her late husband, David, called her "Grizzli" ever since they met, and her license plate also read"Grizzli". When Garris attended law school, she met her best friend Gila, who moved to Tucson, and it was on trips to Arizona visiting Gila that Garris fell in love with Native American jewelry, especially pieces with birds or bears (given her nickname). David was half Cherokee, and even though Garris was very much a Jewish New Yorker without any personal connection to tribal culture or artwork, her love for David amplified her interest in Native American symbolism. Over the years, she amassed an extensive collection of southwest jewelry. We are pleased to find new homes for Grizzli's collection. Many pieces, although beautiful, are not Native American made, and that's why we are selling them here in the Bargain Barn.

What is a Medicine Bundle?

Many fetishes have a medicine bundle, offering bundle, or adornment tied onto the animal that consists of turquoise nuggets, coral seed beads, shell heishi, feathers and other stone pieces. The bundle may be an offering to the fetish, to used evoke the spirit of the fetish or to increase the strength of a fetish.

Why isn't this item called Native American?

The US Department of the Interior Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990 and its recent Amendments require that items described as Native American or Indian be made by an enrolled member of a federally recognized tribe. Furthermore, government regulations suggest that all attributions include the Native American Indian's name, tribe and federal tribal enrollment number. Because it is impossible to identify the artist for many vintage items, even if they are authentic Indian made items, we cannot and will not use the words Native American or Indian in association with such pieces.

Read about authenticity of Native American Indian jewelry.

NOTE: Items in our Vintage Shop are either USED or NEW. They might come from inheritances, estate sales, private collections, and store liquidations. Many items are brand new (NOS, New Old Stock) and in perfect condition while others may show tarnish, scratches and other signs of use. Major issues will be described in detail and shown in photos. Vintage Shop items are sold as described and are not returnable.

Horsekeeping LLC - Definitions of Jewelry Age and Condition © 2015 Horsekeeping LLC © Copyright Information
Patina	A dark or colored film of oxidation that forms naturally on metal exposure to air and other elements. It is often valued for its aesthetically pleasing appearance.
Vintage	30 years or older.
NOS	New Old Stock. Retail store inventory from at least 10 years ago.
Pre-owned	An item that has been used.

Our Rescue Mission
of Native American Indian Jewelry and Artifacts

We are in the vintage Native American jewelry rescue business and are passionate about finding new homes for used and vintage jewelry and artifacts. That's why we purchase Native American pieces from estates, inheritances, collection downsizing and New Old Stock (NOS) inventory from closed stores.

Often people contact us after taking a box of Native American jewelry to their local pawn shop and find that a pawn shop is mainly interested in melt value of the metals and not in preserving the beautiful historic pieces. To hear that people have considered selling these treasures for melt value makes us truly sad.

Melt value is usually far below what we would offer for the jewelry. Yet we can't pay retail price for items because of the time and cost involved in finding new homes for them. We have to research, often repair and restore the jewelry, photograph and list each item on our website, and sometimes hold pieces in inventory for years until the right buyer comes along.

We hope you'll find something special in our vintage shop that will complete yet another circle of our jewelry re-homing mission.

Medicine Animals Necklace

The Grizzli Collection

What is a Medicine Bundle?

Why isn't this item called Native American?

Our Rescue Missionof Native American Indian Jewelry and Artifacts

Our Rescue Mission
of Native American Indian Jewelry and Artifacts