The Peyote Bird / Water Bird is not a Southwest tradition, but one of the Plains Indians. The Peyote Bird is connected with lightning, thunder and visions. Those who dream of the thunder beings will become Heyokas, those who do things backwards, upside down, or opposite. This is a Lakota way of being. It is part of the medicine of the Heyoka to remind us that we should not take ourselves too seriously – that’s why Heyoka is often translated as the “sacred clown." With Red Coral and Chip Inlay Turquoise. Dated to the 1940's / 1950's. From the Southwest of the United States. 
 
Length: 27"