Vintage Authentic Neil Thomas Navajo 67 Animal Stacked Fetish Necklace RARE
Vintage Authentic Neil Thomas – Navajo 67 Animal Stacked Fetish Necklace RARE! Length: 36 inches from end to end. This is a rare Neil Thomas hand carved 67 animal fetish necklace in very fine condition. 67 hand carved fetish animals – Sterling silver cones and clasp. Jet Owl centerpiece with bears, frogs, turtles, buffalo, foxes, songbirds, hummingbirds, wolves, ducks, prairie dogs, parrots and more. There are very few fetish necklaces of this quality style and condition available anywhere. Neil Thomas is one of the most celebrated stone and fetish carvers among the Navajo. His animals have great detail, character and feeling. The stones he uses are exceptional and the colors are bright and vibrant. His work is unmistakable. The stones and shells Neil Thomas, Navajo, uses are are bright and vibrant and you can feel the quality in his creations. He is one of the most renowned stone and fetish carvers in the Navajo Nation. His animals have personality and such great detail. He likes to use frogs, turtles, hummingbirds, parrots, ducks, birds, bears, buffalo, fox, wolf, fish and more. Stones are Turquoise, Pipestone, Jet, Spiny Oyster, Gaspeite, Serpentine, Mother of Pearl and many others. Heishi (hee-shee) beads are threaded at the ends of the stack. This necklace is authentically, painstakingly, hand carved, unlike many other necklaces online that are made with machine cut birds and animals. This traditional necklace is made into many delicate fetishes with Turquoise, Pipestone, Jet, Serpentine, among others. Each animal is delicately carved out of shell, turquoise, serpentine, jet and pipestone, and the colors in this necklace are perfectly balanced. There is a wonderful variety of life in this necklace including, bears, birds, frogs, fish, and wolves/foxes. Native American fetish necklaces use small fetishes that are drilled and strung like beads with fine shell, turquoise or jet heishi in between. The animals can vary but often include birds, bears, horses, mountain lions, turtles, foxes, wolves and many others. The stones usually used include turquoise, mother of pearl, pink shell, acoma jet, serpentine, pipestone and many others. A Native American fetish is a stone or shell carving, usually in the image of an animal. Indian fetishes can be carried or displayed. Those that are carried are often called pocket fetishes. Those that are displayed are called table fetishes. The item “Vintage Authentic Neil Thomas Navajo 67 Animal Stacked Fetish Necklace RARE” is in sale since Wednesday, January 27, 2021. This item is in the category “Jewelry & Watches\Ethnic, Regional & Tribal\Native American\Necklaces & Pendants”. The seller is “vidiomanic” and is located in Nevada City, California. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Brand: Fetish
- Jewelry Type: Necklaces
- Tribal Affiliation: Navajo
- Measurements: 36 inches long – end to end
- Materials: Sterling Silver, Turquoise, Jet, Spiny Oyster, Jasper
- Metal: Sterling Silver
- SKU: HH0039
- Material: Stone
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Country of Origin: USA
- Signed: Unsigned
- Artisan: Neil Thomas
