Vintage Native American Navajo Made Thunderbird Squash Style Necklace

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1970s Native American Navajo Made Thunderbird Squash Style Necklace by TT

This large chip inlay thunderbird necklace was created by master silversmith TT. The thunderbird, a powerful and mighty supernatural creature with immeasurable strength is among the most worshipped images for the Native Americans. The necklace is 28 inches long with a large pendant with two thunderbirds flanking a graphic representation of another thunderbird. The pendant is 2.25 inches tall and 2.75 inches wide. This is a really remarkable piece with twelve individual thunderbirds, each 2 inches long, separated by handcrafted bench beads..