These feathers are hand-carved by Guardian Wolf & his wife Little Wing (Cherokee, Hiltons, VA). Guardian Wolf is a stone carver of sacred & ceremonial objects. His work can be found in the Smithsonian, in Native American textbooks, and one of his pipes was used at the Meeting of The Seven Nations.

Settings custom made by Shana Lee.

Waxed Cord - Hand braided by Opi (one of Shana’s students)

Slide Clasp - so can be worn at any length up to 36”

These are Sacred Necklaces. They are protection pieces.

Stone
-Catlinite (Red): Sacred & rare. May only legally be hand-mined by card-carrying Native Americans.

-Steatite (Black): Traditional Pipestone of the Eastern Band of Natives.

There are many types of Pipestone Guardian Wolf works with - the two he most commonly uses are Catlinite (red - for personal journey) - the other is Steatite (black - for peace with the world as you walk). Traditionally pipes that were made of the red were private, very rarely shared if ever. Whereas the black pipes were called “Peace Pipes” and were shared.