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Traditionele indiaanse set met ketting en bijpassende oorbellen gemaakt van dentalium schelpen (wit) en afgewerkt met paars, zwart, witte en goudkleurige kralen.

Ketting : lengte 31 cm, breedte 1 cm, hoogte 0,5 cm

Oorbellen : lengte 9 cm, breedte 2 cm, hoogte 0,5 cm (per oorbel)

Deze set is handgemaakt door native artist Melody Cardinal (CREE).

Melody Cardinal is a proud member of Saddle Lake Cree Nation in Alberta, Canada Treaty 6. Melody began dancing at age 5 and currently still dances ladies Traditional / Jingle and Fancy . Melody has taught dance / regalia and cultural arts since she was a teenager. Melody has passed on her cultural knowledge to the community as well as her children. Melody is currently teaching dance within her Indigenous community in Edmonton. Melody has travelled nationally and internationally to share her teachings of culture through dance and to compete at the powwows in North America. Melody uses gemstones(turquoise) / crystals / various shells and hide or sinew to make these beautiful pieces created with good energy . Melody would like to thank everyone that purchases these wearable art pieces she wishes you to enjoy them and to wear with pride . Hiy hiy (thank you ) Nanaskomon.

DENTALIUM 

Het woord dentalium, zoals vaak gebruikt door inheemse Amerikaanse kunstenaars en antropologen, verwijst naar tandschelpen of slagtandschelpen die worden gebruikt in inheemse sieraden, versiering en handel in het westen van Canada en de Verenigde Staten.