Bats are a keystone species. The Tiwa Tanoan language word for bat is Naca chledeh meaning “moonlight flying skin". Bats feed on nectar and are an important agave plant pollinator in New Mexico. Most eat tons of insects that damage crops and they feast on mosquitos who transmit deadly viruses. New Mexico is a permanent home and a summer stay for about 29 species of Chiroptera, approximately half of the country’s bat species. Mexican free-tailed bats at Carlsbad Caverns and other species migrate long distances to other caves throughout the Land of Enchantment, as well as to Mexico and even into South America.
Turn heads with Brian Yatsattie's divine Bat pendant necklace masterfully carved from rich jet with exquisite wing and furry body details. A classic face is inlaid with turquoise eyes. Alternating turquoise and jet round beads adorn the reversible necklace which is a fashionable 29" long including the bat. The flying mammal itself is roughly 3 1/2" tall, 2 3/8" wide and 5/8" deep. Signed by the artist.
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