Super rare fred Harvey sterl silver necklace with WHIRLING LOGS july 50% OFF

  

This vintage Fred Harvey necklace is a true gem for collectors. Crafted from sterling silver, it features a ancient chain design with whirling logs. The whirling logs are a very old traditional symbol of life and all the good things. I have probably owned this for 45 years and now it is time to let it go.

THANK YOU AND GOOD LUCK! An article on APN news ABOUT THE SYMBOL WHIRLING LOGS written by. But, as it turns out, they weren't swastikas at all. They're sacred Navajo emblems that pre-date World War II known as the "whirling log, "''falling log, " or "swirling log. It looks like a cross with shorter 90-degree-notches at the end of each line, creating a swirling shape. The symbol all but disappeared from Navajo artists' wares after the 1930s, making it extremely rare these days. A number of other cultures and indigenous groups besides the Navajo also use the design, including Mayans, Tibetans, Indians, Asians, Hindus and more. That symbol is not just our symbol. It's a universal symbol, Eskeets said. During World War II, Eskeets said the U. Government asked the Navajo to "hold off" on using the symbol. So for an unknown amount of time, Eskeets said metalsmiths, weavers and other artists stopped incorporating it into their work.

That helped create the misconception that items with a whirling log are no longer being made at all. "There are plenty - hundreds and hundreds of Navajo textiles with the whirling log in it, but they all ended in the 1930s, " said Alexander Anthony, owner of Adobe Gallery in Santa Fe, which specializes in contemporary and historical southwestern art.