Apache Indian Style Turquoise Breast Plate Bone Choker 2823-BP
Apache Indian Style Turquoise Breast Plate Bone Choker.
A Native look with the appearance of a full breast plate. This distinctive Native American Apache Indian style is highly fashionable. Hand made, using hair pipe bone, genuine leather, block Turquoise nuggets, and trade beads. This breast plate choker is 10" wide at the center, it is totally adjustable with a full length of 20".
The next time you see a photo of Geronimo check to see if he's wearing a bone choker. Geronimo, an Apache Chief (1829-1909), who led an insurrection against U. S. forces, 1884-86.
Man, from the earliest times, has considered the adornment of his person to be as necessary as food and shelter. The Indians of the Southwest are no exception. They have loved fine jewelry, esteemed it as wealth, and worn it profusely. Today the use of Indian jewelry has spread far beyond its original boundaries and its appreciation has become world-wide. |