Materials
Top neck lace - hook- moose antler, most shell's are
puka's eg. the round ones.[ puka means hole in Hawaiian]
there's a cowry, the last kind I recognize but can't
name.
Middle left - shell's : lots of puka's, cowries, strawberries
snail,.a poisonous deep sea one, the rest, I'd really
be making up names my Latin is only slightly better
than my Hawaiian pretty bad,
Bottom left : A miniature replica of the Haida halibut
hook- carved in purple hart wood the bone barb is from
the femur of the first deer I killed. I'm not a vegetarian
by the way... mussels shell - flasher, slate sinker,
the blue bead is a 1 or 2 century old Russian hand faceted
trade bead used in the sea otter trade, I found it at
Wha-point on my yearly rowing expedition too gather
stinging nettle's.
Bottom fish ; material's : are Job tear seeds, whale
bone bead & pendant with scrimshaw details
Bracelet :the animals are set between Job tear seeds,
this bracelet is composed of a variety of materials-
the two fish are walrus Tusk , the turtle is Australian
cow bone the crocodile - deer antler, bear & rabbet
are moose- antler , pig is of antler the 4 birds are
as follows Australian cow , deer antler , Hawaiian cow
& deer antler again.
The seal necklace is carved from whale bone with a
Job tear seed strand.
The fish that ate the cross was carved from Australian
cow bone, THAT ONE MEANS I'M A CHRISTIAN and if you
don't like it go be a pagan some where else ,were not
all trying to stomp out your culture & solicit your
money
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