Zuni Pueblo Silver and Turquoise Earrings Pair [SOLD]

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Jeweler Once Known
  • Category: Earrings
  • Origin: Zuni Pueblo, SHE-WE-NA
  • Medium: silver, turquoise
  • Size: 1-½” x ⅜”
  • Item # C4696H
  • SOLD

Each of these Zuni Pueblo earrings has a single turquoise cab concealing the silver pierced ear post. This single turquoise floats in a shadow box circle. Suspended from this post is a silver pendant with four small round turquoise cabochons. The silver pendant is outlined with silver wire and two silver drops at the bottom. This pair of earrings was made for pierced ears.


Condition: very good condition

Provenance: this Zuni Pueblo Silver and Turquoise Earrings Pair is from the collection of a client from Colorado

Recommended Reading: ZUNI a Village of Silversmiths by James Ostler, Marian Rodee, and Milford Nahohai. Zuni A:Shiwi Publishing, 1996.

TAGS: Zuni PuebloSouthwest Indian Jewelry

The post is twisted around here to show that these are fashioned for pierced ears.

Jeweler Once Known
  • Category: Earrings
  • Origin: Zuni Pueblo, SHE-WE-NA
  • Medium: silver, turquoise
  • Size: 1-½” x ⅜”
  • Item # C4696H
  • SOLD

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