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Raconteur Raccoons Earrings with Pearls and Onyx

Raconteur Raccoons Earrings with Pearls and Onyx

Description

Stories of these little masked bandits abound in Native American lore, old wives' tales and modern urban legend.

The name supposedly derived from the pronunciation an Algonquin chief and his daughter, Pocahontas, gave the animal - "ahrah-koon-em". The Dakota Sioux believed that the raccoon has spirit powers. Many tribes saw him as a trickster, on par with Coyote and Hare.

Originally thought to be a rather solitary and nocturnal animal, it's now known that raccoons are social, and will gather in gender specific groups. Also, they will come out in the daytime. It's all part of their urbanization, I suppose.

These particular little ceramic raccoons travel in pairs, and will stay awake as long as you need them to! They're about 5/8" long and 3/8" tall (about 14mmx11mm), and surrounded by black onyx beads to match their tiny masks and cute little noses.

Below them hang silver toned leaf fronds, from which dangle another black stone, this time black agate, and tiny white freshwater pearls.

The entire array is not quite 1-3/4" (4.5cm) and dangles from a silver plated swirl of an ear hook.

Put some playfulness and a bit of clever in your attire with these adorable little woodland animals!

Added on Aug 16, 2009