What a great pin! Gotta be a market for Native silversmiths to make kilt pins. Have my two custom Hopi silversmith kilt pins...so much the artists can do.
Not sure how you meant it....the sahuaro is certainly a symbol for Arizona, but it only grows in parts of the southern part of the state. Once you go West to the Mohave or North out of Black Canyon sahuaros are gonners.
Think it was in The Searchers, the old John Wayne movie, that they called Monument Valley (in Utah actually) Texas and put fake sahuaros up. Its a good five hour drive to the nearest sahuaro from there.
I love sahuaros, their fruit is delicious. But even though they're a worthy state symbol for Arizona they're hard to find in most areas of the state.
If you can score some LEGAL sahuaro fruit next summer (tastes like strawberry, cherry, watermelon mix) get you some vanilla ice cream, melt it down just enough to mix in the sahuaro fruit, and refreeze. Sahuaro ice cream is delicious, and the tiny seeds are very tasty too.
I guess all my sahuaro rambling is proof that's a great kilt pin. Sadly, never did get a line on the Arizona state tartan through its inventor....
Ron
Ol' Macdonald himself, a proud son of Skye and Cape Breton Island
Lifetime Member STA. Two time winner of Utilikiltarian of the Month.
"I'll have a kilt please, a nice hand sewn tartan, 16 ounce Strome. Oh, and a sporran on the side, with a strap please."
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