Zuni Channel Inlay Silver and Turquoise Earrings [SOLD]

Prehistorically, the Ancestral Puebloans worked with stone, turquoise and shell to create pieces of adornment. When the Spanish arrived they brought metals, and the ability to use the metals to make jewelry. The Spanish taught the Navajo to work with silver and the Navajo taught the Zuni. The Zuni continued to use their skill in working with small pieces of stone to create their traditional jewelry.

These small hoop earrings feature small pieces of turquoise and jet inlaid between channels of sterling silver. The artist has expertly shaped the stones to fit the rounded form of the silver hoops. They are equipped for pierced ears.

Condition: The Zuni Channel Inlay Silver and Turquoise Earrings are in excellent condition

Provenance: From an Albuquerque collection

Recommended Reading: Zuni Jewelry by Theda Bassman