SOLD – PLATTER BROOCH SCALLOPED EDGE w TURTLE & HEARTS

Description

SOLD- This is a “Platter Brooch” designed after the type worn for over 200 years in the 1700’s and to the 1900’s by Wôbanaki and other Eastern Woodland peoples. This one has scalloped edges and cutouts all around and has a middle section with a turtle cutout to pull the cloth through – it then uses a pin attached to the side of the turtle to secure it. This is made in light gauge sterling silver so it will not pull down on the material. This one sits on the material comfortably and acts as a great centre (or center) for other brooches.This is a style for those who want the traditional Eastern Woodland double curve design for new growth and new life. These curves represent the fiddle heads and young plants of spring with the new life energy found in this spring season. The trees represent people, families, communities and Nations… placed inside the double curves they become energized with new life. Stars and moons remind us of our ancestral relations and with the curves become a prayer for renewal and ongoing life of our languages and cultures here in North America – Turtle Island (‘Tolba Menahan’ in Western Abenaki). This is a style for those who want the traditional Eastern Woodland double curve design for new growth and new life. These curves represent the fiddle heads and young plants of spring with the new life energy found in this spring season. The trees represent people, families, communities and Nations… placed inside the double curves they become energized with new life. Stars and hearts remind us of our ancestral relations and with the curves become a prayer for renewal and ongoing life of our languages and cultures here in North America – Turtle Island (‘Tolba Menahanok’ in Western Abenaki).