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Zuni Pueblo artists are known for their remarkable ability to set the smallest pieces of stone into precisely laid out silver channels. These bird earrings are an example of the finest Zuni craftsmanship of the second half of the twentieth century. The unknown artist has used turquoise and jet for wings. The shell and jet tail feathers are set in silver channels. The head of the Southwest Indian Jewelry bird is white shell with perfectly set black jet eye and beak. These earrings are screw back.

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