Silver Feather Choker

No bird has ever been this well armored.

This feather choker is made of sterling silver, amber and gold. Feathers have signaled rank and flight in jewelry for a very long time, and a rigid collar gives the idea a broad surface right at the throat, where nobody can miss it. Row after row of finely engraved silver plumes overlap across the front. Gold feathers sit among them like a second, brighter flock. Three amber cabochons descend the center in dark orange-red, with a leather edge along the collar. It measures 8.75 inches long, 2 deep and 8 high.

Posture will take care of itself.