Solid Sterling Silver PAWNEE Pendant Necklace

A treasured piece of Texas camp history form Hear O' The Hills Camp for Girls in Hunt, Texas. The vertical block-letter pendant reads "PAWNEE" which is one of the traditional tribes at the camp. The piece is connected to the regional custom established by James Avery Artisan Jewelry. James Avery routinely traveled directly to The Texas Hill Country surrounding camps along the Guadalupe River in Hunt and Kerrville with a "traveling store" he designed specific custom charms, vertical name pendants and slide badges exclusively for local camps (like Heart O' The Hills, Camp Mystic and Camp Waldemar) as commemorate cabins and tribes. The piece was a production piece by James Avery traveling store in and around 1975-1975.