{"product_id":"king-island-dancer-iii-pin-pendant-1-5-by-denise-wallace-5-12-1997","title":"King Island Dancer III Pin\/Pendant by Denise and Samuel Wallace","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"King Island Dancer III\" Pin\/Pendant by Denise and Samuel Wallace; Limited Edition #1\/5, completed on 5\/12\/1997\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe community of King Island, Alaska was relocated to the Nome, AK area\u003cbr\u003ein the 1960's by the bureau of Indian Affairs due to erosion.  Many of\u003cbr\u003ethe people then moved on to the Anchorage area. In the 1970's, a group\u003cbr\u003eof King Islanders formed a dance group to keep their community culture\u003cbr\u003ealive.  The group has toured throughout North America.  The King Island\u003cbr\u003eDancers performed in Santa Fe in the 1980's and after seeing the\u003cbr\u003eperformance, Denise Wallace was inspired to create the Kind Island\u003cbr\u003eDancer Belt (1989), with 18 figures of dancers in traditional regalia,\u003cbr\u003ein honor of the culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis lovely petite figure is Denise's recreation of one of the dancing belt\u003cbr\u003efigures, 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\u003cbr\u003ebottom of her \"parka\" are fossilized walrus tusk with scrimshaw.  It can\u003cbr\u003ebe worn as a pendant or pin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2\" tall, 1.5\" wide\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSterling Silver, 14Kt Gold, Fossilized Walrus Tusk Ivory, Fossil Dinosaur Bone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe display pendants on a variety of chains and collars which are available at extra cost - please contact us directly for quotes and advice. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MISC","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":42940527247423,"sku":"JS1K003","price":8900.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0765\/7899\/files\/JS1K003_1__SHP.jpg?v=1771790937","url":"https:\/\/longagoandfaraway.com\/products\/king-island-dancer-iii-pin-pendant-1-5-by-denise-wallace-5-12-1997","provider":"Long Ago \u0026 Far Away","version":"1.0","type":"link"}