Zuni Pueblo Turquoise Petit Point Dangle Earrings [SOLD]

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Artist Unknown
  • Category: Earrings
  • Origin: Zuni Pueblo, SHE-WE-NA
  • Medium: Sterling Silver, Turquoise
  • Size: 1-⅛” x ⅝”
    for pierced ears
  • Item # 26089
  • SOLD

When the *Iron Horse arrived in the American Southwest at the end of the 19th Century, it brought many changes to the Native American people living in the area. One change was the influx of adventurers coming to visit Indian Country.  Native American silversmiths saw an economic opportunity in the marketing and sale of jewelry to the travelers. In order to reach the tourist market, silversmiths altered their style. The Eastern aesthetic for jewelry was different from the Native American aesthetic. Tourists preferred a more delicate style as opposed to the more substantial, traditional style of the Southwestern American Indian peoples.

This lovely set of Zuni Pueblo earrings is an excellent example of the dainty style that was created to market to the tourists traveling the railroads and highways of the early 20th Century Southwestern United States. A delicate fan shape composed of four small triangles and one small round piece of turquoise dangles from a top piece made of three pieces of stone. Each stone is precisely cut and set in a handmade bezel. The earrings were made for pierced ears, with a post.


Condition:  The Zuni Pueblo Turquoise Petit Point Dangle Earrings are in good condition. There is a very nice patina to the silver.

Provenance: From a Santa Fe collection

Recommended Reading:  Zuni Jewelry by Theda Bassman

*Iron Horse is an iconic literary term for a steam locomotive, originating in the early Victorian culture (1825-35) when horses still powered most machinery, excepting windmills and stationary steam engines. - Wikipedia

Artist Unknown
  • Category: Earrings
  • Origin: Zuni Pueblo, SHE-WE-NA
  • Medium: Sterling Silver, Turquoise
  • Size: 1-⅛” x ⅝”
    for pierced ears
  • Item # 26089
  • SOLD

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