Pair of Zuni Inlay Butterfly Screw-Back Earrings [SOLD]

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Jeweler Once Known
  • Category: Earrings
  • Origin: Zuni Pueblo, SHE-WE-NA
  • Medium: Sterling Silver, Turquoise, Jet and Spiny Oyster Shell
  • Size: 1/2" long each
  • Item # C3010.10
  • SOLD

This very sweet pair of Zuni butterfly screw-back earrings is very typical of the Pueblo’s jewelry artisans. The inlay contains, what appears to be, Sleeping Beauty turquoise, jet, and spiny oyster shell. Notice the rain droplets surrounding the butterfly’s body.

Jeweler Once Known
  • Category: Earrings
  • Origin: Zuni Pueblo, SHE-WE-NA
  • Medium: Sterling Silver, Turquoise, Jet and Spiny Oyster Shell
  • Size: 1/2" long each
  • Item # C3010.10
  • SOLD

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