Green Teal Turtle Key Chain
$20.00
The Green Teal Turtle Key Chain is a beautifully beaded turtle in earthy olive green, teal, red, and silver tones, attached to a sturdy silver split key ring. The turtle is one of the most sacred symbols in Native American culture, representing Mother Earth, creation, longevity, wisdom, healing, and resilience across many tribes. Creation stories from both Eastern Woodland and Great Plains cultures tell of how the Earth was formed on the turtle’s back. This handcrafted key chain carries that profound symbolism in a compact, everyday accessory.
Description
The Green Teal Turtle Key Chain brings one of the most revered figures in Native American tradition to life through careful beadwork and natural color. Crafted from colorful seedbeads and glass beads stitched with durable Nymo thread over a shaped wire and armature frame, this turtle displays a harmonious blend of olive green, teal, red, and silver tones across its shell and body. A leather backing provides a smooth, finished underside, and the piece is securely attached to a silver split key ring with a 1 inch chain and slip ring.
The turtle holds deep and sacred meaning across many Native American tribes, particularly in Eastern Woodland and Great Plains cultures. It represents Mother Earth, known as Unci Maka, and is closely tied to creation, longevity, wisdom, healing, and resilience. Creation stories from these cultures tell of how the Earth itself was formed on the turtle’s back. The turtle signifies protection, perseverance, and a connection to the spirit world, with its shell often symbolizing a calendar or serving as protection for newborns. In this tradition, the turtle embodies strength and the promise of a long, peaceful life.
Whether carried daily on a set of keys or given as a meaningful gift, this handcrafted turtle key chain is both a functional accessory and a meaningful piece of Native American artistry.
Details
- Colors: Olive green, teal, silver, red
- Materials: Seedbeads, leather, Nymo thread, glass beads, split key ring, wire, armature
- Size: 2.75 X 2 X .5 inches with 1 inch chain and slip ring
Care Instructions: Wipe with damp cloth but keep dry. Even though the Nymo thread has a nylon base and is very strong, pulling hard and yanking on the Key Chain can tear the thread so please be kind to it when you wear it
