Artist: Shannon Gillis - 3 Affiliated Tribes - Ft. Berthold
Thuis set includes a necklace and a pair of earrings. They have been hand-made with beads, dentalium and a blue shell as the pendants. The earrings measure 1 x 4 inches long on silver hooks. The pendant measures 1.5 x 1.25 inches long on a 30 inch necklace.
Dentalium shells are small tubular mollusks that look like little elephant tusks. There are over 300 species of dentalium, but the species most used by American Indians were Dentalium (Antalis) Pretiosum which are found along the northwest coast of North America. They have been used ornamentally as beads, money and symbols of wealth for thousands of years and many varieties can be found around the world
Thuis set includes a necklace and a pair of earrings. They have been hand-made with beads, dentalium and a blue shell as the pendants. The earrings measure 1 x 4 inches long on silver hooks. The pendant measures 1.5 x 1.25 inches long on a 30 inch necklace.
Dentalium shells are small tubular mollusks that look like little elephant tusks. There are over 300 species of dentalium, but the species most used by American Indians were Dentalium (Antalis) Pretiosum which are found along the northwest coast of North America. They have been used ornamentally as beads, money and symbols of wealth for thousands of years and many varieties can be found around the world
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