Large Hopi Indian Sunface Eagle Sterling Silver Belt Buckle by Jackson.

This Hopi Indian Sunface Eagle Silver Belt Buckle is an impressive piece of Silver overlay. The traditional Hopi Indian image of the Sunface deity and the soaring Eagle have been intricately hand cut out of Sterling Silver. The Silver Sunface and Eagle have been overlaid onto the hand made Silver Buckle. Silver on Silver, you can't go wrong with that. The detail is perfect down to the matting on this Silver buckle. It was made in our shop by master Buckle artist Jackson. This Sunface Buckle is 2-1/2" wide and 3-1/4" long. Signed with our hallmark.

To Native Americans, the eagle embodied not only ferocity but also purity, for it flew high in the atmosphere, where the air was clearest - and where, in the belief of many Indians, the Great Spirit resided. Those who wished to ask something of the Great Spirit sometimes sent their message by way of the eagle spirit. Some believe birds to be symbols of the soul, as well as intermediaries to the gods. Seeking their cooperation, Native Americans have plied bird spirits with offerings and performed dances to honor and beseech them. Pleas are sent skyward in the smoke of burning tobacco. Feathers are often considered the most potent part of the bird and are passed down as cherished symbols of the power bestowed by those creatures that soar in the lofty realms where many of the gods dwell.