Hi guys!! I am new here, as ya'll can tell. A close friend of mine, grandmother just passed away. And she left everything to her. She found a LOT of Native type pieces. In it, this is one of them. From my research I've been doing, it looks to be a Sacred Peyote Bird, Thunder Bird, or Water Bird as they are called. We know that this necklace dates back to about the 50's through early 70's. There are no initials on it. It is a VERY heavy piece. We think it is pure silver, the bird. And it looks like it has hand carved turquoise on some of the necklace, and shells? through the rest.
Any help on this would be great. =) Or if you can direct me to where I could find more info out about it, as well I would love that! Thanks so much!