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"King Island Dancer III" Pin/Pendant by Denise and Samuel Wallace; Limited Edition #1/5, completed on 5/12/1997
The community of King Island, Alaska was relocated to the Nome, AK area
in the 1960's by the bureau of Indian Affairs due to erosion. Many of
the people then moved on to the Anchorage area. In the 1970's, a group
of King Islanders formed a dance group to keep their community culture
alive. The group has toured throughout North America. The King Island
Dancers performed in Santa Fe in the 1980's and after seeing the
performance, Denise Wallace was inspired to create the Kind Island
Dancer Belt (1989), with 18 figures of dancers in traditional regalia,
in honor of the culture.
This lovely petite figure is Denise's recreation of one of the dancing belt
figures, the first of a series of five. The woman figure is created from sterling silver and 14K gold. Her arms are inlaid with petrified dinosaur bone and the patterns at the
bottom of her "parka" are fossilized walrus tusk with scrimshaw. It can
be worn as a pendant or pin.
2" tall, 1.5" wide
Sterling Silver, 14Kt Gold, Fossilized Walrus Tusk Ivory, Fossil Dinosaur Bone.
We display pendants on a variety of chains and collars which are available at extra cost - please contact us directly for quotes and advice.
*As this item contains restricted materials, it cannot be shipped outside the USA. Also, we cannot ship this piece to any of the following U.S. states: CA, HI, NJ, NY, OR, WA. Please feel free to contact us on this issue.
