Necklace - Corn Bead, Clasped Color:Green/Yellow/White Author: Karen Coody Cooper

Author:  Karen Coody Cooper

While Western accounts of North American history traditionally start with European colonization

Elegant onyx in sterling silver setting

Surrounding the eagle are 14 stylized turkey feathers

This book has received the 1959 Distinguished Book Award from the Alabama Library Association and wide acclaim as the most accessible and comprehensive resource on the material culture of the Southeastern Indian

Necklace - Corn Bead, Clasped Color:Green/Yellow/White Author: Karen Coody CooperCorn bead necklaces by various Cherokee artist like Laverna Bolin, Marcella Foreman, and Doris Hill. Lobster claw clasp on each necklace. Approx. 17" 25" total length, email for specific lengths. The corn bead represents the tears that the Cherokee cried along the trail of tears. According to legend, wherever a tear fell on the ground a corn stalk like plant sprouted and the seeds were in the shape of tears. They are a grey color that represents the