Weird Necklace, Looks Primitive, Maybe a little scary.

[riverpie]

I found this necklace many years ago in a historical area about 1 foot under. The string looks like it's coated with some sort of plastic, yet it's very primitive looking. I managed to get it out in one piece. It was in the roots of a tree. I was told it was hammered lead. It's an unusual design though. Thought I would post it, has anybody seen anything like it before?
Thanks.

 

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[savant365]

Re: Weird Necklace, Looks Primitive

The first picture looks like the lips are sewn shut like you see headshrinkers do in the movies. Still pretty neat, what part of the country did you find it in?

 

[trikikiwi]

Voodoo necklace?
One foot down is either old, or deeply buried -from what I have learned on this site.
My guess is someone buried it, fairly recently.
A magic spell to (hopefully?) keep someone quiet?
Your guess will probably be better than mine
Cheers, Mike

 

[DCMatt]

I agree with trikikiwi - modern voodoo gris-gris buried there to draw strength from the tree.

DCMatt

 

[wesfrye53]

I'd sleep with one eye open...that's a bit intimidating.

 

[jamey]

hi there,that is neat but if we go out mding i hope we do not find another..lol.glad to have met ya on here and hope to see ya soon....jamey

 

[Cynangyl]

yep, a little scary looking but definitely interesting! Cool find!

 

[Tricia]

Looks like someone's spell. Put it back.

 

[mojjax]

Voodoo necklace?
One foot down is either old, or deeply buried -from what I have learned on this site.
My guess is someone buried it, fairly recently.
A magic spell to (hopefully?) keep someone quiet?
Your guess will probably be better than mine
Cheers, Mike

Neat find , now that you dug it up , maybe someone will spill-the-beans where Jimmy Hoffa is buried !

 

[txkickergirl]

that is awesome looking. To me it looks old