STRAWBERRY SOVEREIGNTY - DENTALIUM CHOKER & EARRING SET - BEADWORK BY KAT

In many Indigenous teachings, the strawberry is known as the heart berry — the first medicine. It teaches us how to live with a good heart: to lead with love, forgiveness, and connection to all living beings. Its runners stretch from plant to plant, reminding us that true sovereignty begins not in dominance, but in relationship — rooted in kinship, balance, and care.

Strawberry Sovereignty embodies that teaching. Each strand of Dentalium and each flash of gold honors the power of gentle leadership — the kind that heals instead of conquers, that listens before it speaks. The warm red and soft ivory tones recall the pulse of the heart, the quiet strength of love medicine moving through generations.

This piece is an expression of Ancestral Luxury — beauty that remembers where it comes from. It carries the dignity of our grandmothers’ hands, the shimmer of waters that gifted the shells, and the wisdom of the land that still teaches us how to live in right relationship.

Wear it as ceremony. Wear it as truth.

Because sovereignty begins in the heart.

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Choker:

• 12” length with additional 16” adjustable ties

• 1.5” width

• Long smooth Dentalium shells

• 1.5 cm gold strawberries

• Tan deerhide

• Red and green rondelles

• Brass accent beads

Earrings:

• 11” length, 1” width

• 18k gold-plated hooks

• Long smooth Dentalium shells

• 1.5 cm gold strawberries

• Tan deerhide

• Red and green rondelles

• Brass accent beads