3-Strand Glass Bead and Fetish Necklace by Robert Kaniatobe and Kristen Chandler, c. 1980

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Kaniatobe and Chandler were a Choctaw father and daughter team—he would carve the fetishes, and she strung the necklaces on antique glass beads. Hallmarked on the brass cone by Chandler. Very distinctive and special. Straight length 19 1/4”, horse fetish measures 2 7/8” across, weight 113 grams.