Odell Borg Raven Signature Bird Head Flute bronze belt buckle We will always remember them

We will always remember them as the wild and shady ladies they were

Size 40" x 43" x 12"

The Tlingit inhabit the Pacific Northwest mainland and islands

This ring is part of the Kayenta collection and features black jade

and White Jasper with Smokey Topaz

Odell Borg Raven Signature Bird Head Flute bronze belt buckle We will always remember themThe fine, intricate carvings of the Bird Head give these flutes a lifelike appearance. Depending on the design the instruments are inlaid with turquoise, silver, coral colored oyster shell or Mother of Pearl. The black flute bodies are walnut that is Ebonized, a process used since the early 1900's when Ebony was already rare and costly but Ebony furniture was popular. To compensate for that, wood workers developed a dyeing process called Ebonizing.