Traditional Apache Indian Bone Bead Choker Necklace Jewelry 2470-BC-SET
Traditional Apache Indian Bone Bead Choker Necklace Jewelry
This Bone Bead Choker Necklace is a distinctive Native American Apache Indian look. Bone chokers were a part of Native American culture in almost every part of the America's. They are worn as ornamentation and protection. Bone choker styles varied from tribe to tribe but most were made from bone hair pipe, leather and both glass and metal beads. Triple strands of simple yet elegant patterns of pipe bone and metal beads give this choker necklace a fashionable look. Genuine leather straps give this choker extra natural textures. Non Indian made. This choker is 3/4" wide, 11" long, and each end is dressed with 8-1/2" long leather extension straps.
The next time you see a photo of Geronimo check to see if he's wearing a bone choker. Geronimo was an Apache Chief (1829-1909) who led an insurrection against U. S. forces in the years 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. |