Eva Calabaza Santo Domingo Spiny Oyster Earrings — Sterling Silver Bezel, Kewa Pueblo Handicrafts

Eva Calabaza Santo Domingo Spiny Oyster Earrings — Sterling Silver Bezel, Kewa Pueblo HandicraftsHand cut spiny oyster, handmade silver, and the name Eva Calabaza the way it has been done at Kewa for centuries. These earrings were made by Eva Calabaza of Tewa and Santo Domingo (Kewa) Pueblo a name that carries genuine standing in the Southwest Native American jewelry world. Each piece of spiny oyster shell is hand cut, its natural range of warm oranges to deep reds preserved through careful selection, then set in a handmade sterling silver bezel.

genuine ruby

Design: Sculpted hand holding pearl — figurative filigree

Wear these with a terracotta dress

The modern leaf motifs are rendered with the precision and hand-finishing that Taxco's plateros have practiced for over 250 years — each leaf contoured

5  inches wide

producing work that is simultaneously distinctly Chinese and broadly wearable

Oaxacan filigree — a silversmithing technique in which hair-thin silver wires are hand-twisted and soldered into intricate lace-like patterns

It’s a big purchase

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Pendant size with bail: 3

with delicate silver detailing that frames the natural beauty of the turquoise

then coiled and soldered into lace-like patterns