Gitche Gumee Medicine Collar
A relic of water, forest, bone, and ancient stone.
This one-of-a-kind medicine collar is built around a real pine marten skull, reverently transformed through electroforming into a wearable spirit talisman. The skull has been adorned with three sacred stones of the Great Lakes region and the green heart of the forest:
• Michigan Greenstone (Chlorastrolite) — a rare stone formed over a billion years ago in ancient lava flows beneath Lake Superior
• Raw Emerald — a crystal of heart-wisdom, protection, and sovereign power
• Lake Superior Prehnite — a gentle but powerful stone of intuition, prophecy, and spirit-guidance
Together, these stones anchor this piece as a true Great Lakes medicine object, not just jewelry.
Materials & Sacred Components
This collar carries the language of the wild in every detail:
• Electroformed pine marten skull
• Raw emerald
• Lake Superior prehnite
• Michigan Greenstone (chlorastrolite)
• Quartz points for amplification
• Coyote teeth (guardian & trickster energy)
• Antler slice (ancestral strength and protection)
• Electroformed motherwort leaves (the plant of the heart-mother and protector of the nervous system)
• Turkey feathers (grounded flight, abundance, and earth-honoring spirit)
• Chains, charms, and copper talismanic elements
The copper collar has been shaped to sit across the collarbones like a ceremonial torque, letting the skull and relics rest over the heart and throat.
The Spirit of the Pine Marten
The pine marten is a forest spirit — swift, clever, curious, fiercely independent, and deeply tied to hidden places. In folklore and indigenous symbolism, marten energy represents:
• Navigation through shadow
• Stealth and spiritual agility
• Protection while traveling between worlds
• A guardian of secrets and old forests
This piece was created as a medicine collar — a talisman meant to be worn in ritual, meditation, creative work, or as a daily anchor for those who walk between wildness and modern life.
Energy & Intention
This collar carries the essence of:
Deep forest + ancient lake + bone memory
It is a piece for:
• witches
• forest folk
• healers
• artists
• spirit-walkers
• those called to the Great Lakes
• those reclaiming ancestral wildness
It does not want to be worn lightly.
It wants to be chosen.
One of a Kind
This is a true one-of-one relic.
No two bones, stones, or spirits are ever the same — this piece cannot and will not be recreated.
A relic of water, forest, bone, and ancient stone.
This one-of-a-kind medicine collar is built around a real pine marten skull, reverently transformed through electroforming into a wearable spirit talisman. The skull has been adorned with three sacred stones of the Great Lakes region and the green heart of the forest:
• Michigan Greenstone (Chlorastrolite) — a rare stone formed over a billion years ago in ancient lava flows beneath Lake Superior
• Raw Emerald — a crystal of heart-wisdom, protection, and sovereign power
• Lake Superior Prehnite — a gentle but powerful stone of intuition, prophecy, and spirit-guidance
Together, these stones anchor this piece as a true Great Lakes medicine object, not just jewelry.
Materials & Sacred Components
This collar carries the language of the wild in every detail:
• Electroformed pine marten skull
• Raw emerald
• Lake Superior prehnite
• Michigan Greenstone (chlorastrolite)
• Quartz points for amplification
• Coyote teeth (guardian & trickster energy)
• Antler slice (ancestral strength and protection)
• Electroformed motherwort leaves (the plant of the heart-mother and protector of the nervous system)
• Turkey feathers (grounded flight, abundance, and earth-honoring spirit)
• Chains, charms, and copper talismanic elements
The copper collar has been shaped to sit across the collarbones like a ceremonial torque, letting the skull and relics rest over the heart and throat.
The Spirit of the Pine Marten
The pine marten is a forest spirit — swift, clever, curious, fiercely independent, and deeply tied to hidden places. In folklore and indigenous symbolism, marten energy represents:
• Navigation through shadow
• Stealth and spiritual agility
• Protection while traveling between worlds
• A guardian of secrets and old forests
This piece was created as a medicine collar — a talisman meant to be worn in ritual, meditation, creative work, or as a daily anchor for those who walk between wildness and modern life.
Energy & Intention
This collar carries the essence of:
Deep forest + ancient lake + bone memory
It is a piece for:
• witches
• forest folk
• healers
• artists
• spirit-walkers
• those called to the Great Lakes
• those reclaiming ancestral wildness
It does not want to be worn lightly.
It wants to be chosen.
One of a Kind
This is a true one-of-one relic.
No two bones, stones, or spirits are ever the same — this piece cannot and will not be recreated.

