I received this item from a Canadian, so I don't know the exact price, but similar items by the same artist are sold for $495, so I'm listing it at that price. The following is an excerpt from the website: Meaning of Canadian Native Jewelry Symbols Symbol of Northwest Indian Culture Native Americans in the Northwest use various types of animals as motifs in their art and carve them into jewelry. This is because the lives of the Native Americans are lived with nature, and the non-human animals that live there are very important and irreplaceable to them. Native people say that each animal (symbol) has a meaning. Wearing these motifs may be used to enrich your life and way of living. Material... Silver