Zuni Pueblo Earrings with Turquoise and Mother of Pearl [SOLD]

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This extraordinary pair of Zuni Pueblo earrings features small snake eye turquoise cabs surrounding what appears to be Mother of Pearl settings. Each earring has two half-inch round Mother of Pearl settings that are encircled with small turquoise cabs, in a figure eight arrangement. The silver backing has been darkened to better set off the settings.  These earrings are made for pierced ears.


Condition: very good condition

Provenance: this Zuni Pueblo Earrings with Turquoise and Mother of Pearl is from the collection of a client

Recommended Reading: Navajo and Pueblo Earrings 1850-1945 by Robert Bauver

TAGS: Southwest Indian JewelryZuni Pueblo

These earrings are made for pierced ears.

Artist Unknown
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