Petit Point Dangle Earrings from Zuni Pueblo [SOLD]

The first Zuni silversmith, Lanyad, learned his trade from the Navajo smith Adsity Chon in 1872. After that time the Zuni combined their lapidary skills with delicate silver work to develop a distinctive jewelry style. Zuni petit point jewelry was first made in the 1930s. This process is time consuming and painstaking. Multiple small stones are cut and shaped to fit into tiny bezels to create the design.

These Zuni petit point earrings consist of a half-moon circle at the top with four very petit turquoise stones mounted in silver bezels.  From this anchor hangs a twisted silver rope loop at the bottom of which is an array of seven petit turquoise stones mounted in silver. All of the stones are in good shape.  The earrings are fitted for pierced ears.

Condition: They are unsigned and in excellent condition.

Recommended Reading: Navajo and Pueblo Earrings 1850-1945 by Robert Bauver.  This book is currently not available from Adobe Gallery

Provenance: from a member of the prominent Maisel family of Albuquerque