Necklace, Thunderbird Depression, Vintage '40s, 1602 Boots-Sp19 This beautiful vintage piece is

This beautiful vintage piece is a rare creation by Navajo artisan Wilbert Vandever

The ranching communities in the heartland of the great American West may be a long way from New York City

general soiling and dust accretion commensurate with age

It’s finished with hair-on hide arm rests and nailhead trim

belt: unsized

Necklace, Thunderbird Depression, Vintage '40s, 1602 Boots-Sp19 This beautiful vintage piece isA work of art and a little piece of history. "During the Great Depression of the 1930s, Native American artists often used scrap materials including 78 rpm phonograph records, car battery casings (hard rubber), and red plastic dinnerware such as Dairy Queen spoons. This collectible, museum quality tab necklace is a great example of Depression Era jewelry." (courtesy Horsekeeping, LLC) This vintage thunderbird necklace dates back to the 1940s. Its a