Deadstock Alice Seely Signed 2000 "Paws For Thought" Pewter Friends Brooch Pin

Deadstock Alice Seely Signed Vintage 2000 Urban Fetish "Paws for Thought" Pewter Friends Brooch Pin This is a beautiful vintage pin from Alice Warder Seely. It is in the original matchbook packaging and is signed and dated on the back. This brooch is from the "friends" series and features a "Paws for Thought" on the back of the packaging which reads "pause for thought... and let the imagination run." In 2000 Alice Seely released this series to benefit rescue animals. This fun and fabulous piece weighs 17.2 grams, it is in excellent condition and it's signed Alice Seely 2000. The pin measures 1.69" by 11.27" by 2.86 mm thick and it depicts in pictograph form, some sort of animal or creature. These unusual pieces are collected for their imaginative designs and this one would make an excellent addition to any vintage jewelry collection. Alice Warder Seely's mixed Indian, Spanish, and Anglo heritage reflects the rich cultural diversity of New Mexico. Seely is the step daughter of Navajo artist Ha-So-De (Narciso Abeyta), "The Gaugin of American Indian Art". Her maternal grandmothers, Eleanor Brownell and Alice Howland, came to Santa Fe from Philadelphia in the 1930's. Seely's paternal grandparents were from the small Spanish village of Guadalupita in Northern New Mexico and were descendents of San Juan and Comanche Indians. Her great grandfather is pictured in the original Pony Express poster. Seely's half brother and sisters, are recognized Navajo artists.