This necklace has been hand-crafted with gold and inlaid with black pipestone, red pipestone, sand stone, and mother of pearl. The pendant measures 1.5 inches in diameter. It hangs on a 18 inch gold chain with a lobster claw clasp.
The medicine wheel is a sacred symbol used by Plains tribes and others to represent all knowledge of the universe. It is representative of the four directions, the four seasons, the four elements and the four stages of life: childhood, adolescence, adulthood and old age.