| Thanks for the email or posting. The item in question preceeds the Cherokee by about 1000 years, but granted these people, along with others , eventually became Cherokee, Seminole, Creek, etc. The question actually deals with the use of Mother of Pearl in cultural artifacts of that period. Most gorgets, as you note, were made of shell. This example is out of the norm, and as such poses a question as to authenticity. I have seen hundreds of gorgets, either actual examples or in ethnographic publications. All, without exception, were of shell. none were of Mother-Of-Pearl. But, such things can happen.....any thoughts. I.S.K.Reeves V |