The gorget’s patterns & shape are based on ancestral shell carvings & petroglyph reliefs. Opalite is a beloved material of the ancestors during the 1700s. Its also accented with brass fixtures to connect to the leather strap necklace with buffalo horn bead & shell to pin everything together.

Made of #Opalite , brass fixtures, leather strap necklace, buffalo horn & shell to pin everything together. #chickasawartist #nativeamericanart #indigenousart

Not long after the Noble woman and one of her lady and waiting excuse themselves then disappear in the night with a chest of uncut pearls. It was described that the temple roof was covered in pearls. With sections described as thick as a horses hoof.

In the spring of 1540 the “Lady of Cofitachequi“ hosted the conquistadors, & what was once congenial and friendly, became a hostage situation and thievery overnight.

Thank you ☺️

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