Zuni Needlepoint and Twisted Wire Earrings with Dangles [SOLD]

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Artist Unknown
  • Category: Earrings
  • Origin: Zuni Pueblo, SHE-WE-NA
  • Medium: Sterling Silver and Turquoise
  • Size: 1-½” long x ¾” wide
  • Item # C4101.05
  • SOLD

A skilled lapidary artist fashioned a flower made from tiny pieces of turquoise which were then set in handmade sawtooth bezels in this pair of Zuni needlepoint earrings. A delicate twisted wire hoop with five dangles is suspended from the flower. The handmade silver dangles give these earrings a whimsical feel. The earrings hang from a French hook and date from the 1950s or 60s.


Condition: The Zuni Needlepoint and Twisted Wire Earrings with Dangles are in very good condition, they have a very nice patina and the stones are all secure

Provenance: From a gentleman Southwest Indian Jewelry collector living in Colorado

Recommended Reading:

Zuni: A Village of Silversmiths by James Ostler and Marian Rodee

Zuni Jewelry by Theda Bassman

Artist Unknown
  • Category: Earrings
  • Origin: Zuni Pueblo, SHE-WE-NA
  • Medium: Sterling Silver and Turquoise
  • Size: 1-½” long x ¾” wide
  • Item # C4101.05
  • SOLD

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