Arrowhead Necklace for a Man

Today I completed a new arrowhead necklace for a man. My friend Bernice (with whom I share the Wire and Ice Facebook page) sent me over some Arrowheads from Pennsylvania. I’m going to use one of them to cast some sterling silver arrowheads, but the one I used for this necklace really stood out, because it reminded me (for some reason) of heraldry and stuff like that. It inspired me to create a sort of shield to front the arrowhead. I had to form the shield by hammering and filing sterling silver into shape and pushing the arrowhead into place  - you can see in the picture, the arrowhead is held tightly inside its silver shield using silver wire.

It seemed to need a plaited leather necklace to complete the look, so I took three strands of Greek leather and plaited them. I finished the necklace off with sterling silver clasps. Finally I hung the arrowhead and its silver shield, from the necklace using a silver bail.

I got the shield hallmarked too in Edinburgh at the assay office.

Hope you like it!

Arrowhead necklace for a Man