35: MITCHELL ZEPHIER LAKOTA SIOUX MIXED METALS NECKLACE

The domed German Silver medallion with applied brass rising sun behind a leaping airborne bison is suspended from rawhide with tube beads similar to those comprising bone breastplates and similar drops. The metal work is signed verso with a date of 1981..

Having been given the name Pretty Voice Hawk by his grandfather in family tradition, Mitchell signs his work PVH.
Necklace length measures 26.5 inches, the medallion measures 3.5 inches.
Very good original condition throughout, no damage, repair or heavy wear.
Provenance: The 40 year collection of Father Tom Wiederholt, Kansas City, Missouri. Tom was a close personal friend of scholar and curator Ralph 'Ted' Coe who advised Tom on most of his acquisitions.
$300 - $400