Turquoise Dangle Earrings

Native American Earrings
TURQUOISE PETIT POINT DANGLE EARRINGS
Turquoise petit point dangle earrings are Zuni handmade of sterling silver. Each piece of turquoise is cut and polished to the desired shape and size. A petit point cut stone means that the stone is rounded on one end and cut to a point on the other. The silver work is all done by hand; individual bezels for each stone. Zuni earrings measure approximately 2 3/4" long and a little over 1" wide at the widest point.

Native American silversmiths from the Zuni Pueblo in New Mexico are known for their stone-cutting skills. Needlepoint stones are very small, slender stones shaped to a point on each end. Petit point stones are rounded on one end and pointed on the other. Many stories have been told describing the reasons why an artist makes a certain piece of Native American jewelry and the mystical significance a particular piece holds, however, the vast majority of Zuni Indian jewelry is made because the silversmith desires to express an artistic design using sterling silver and genuine stones. Put simply, it is the artist’s way of making a living.
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$159.00

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Turquoise petit point dangle earrings are Zuni handmade of sterling silver. Each piece of turquoise is cut and polished to the desired shape and size. A petit point cut stone means that the stone is rounded on one end and cut to a point on the other. The silver work is all done by hand; individual bezels for each stone. Zuni earrings measure approximately 2 3/4" long and a little over 1" wide at the widest point.

Most Zuni Indian jewelry made with turquoise is absent any matrix, the dark veins found in most turquoise as the artist meticulously cuts around the matrix found in genuine turquoise. Zuni silversmiths spend years developing their own distinctive design. The earliest recorded Zuni silversmith learned the art from a Navajo who came to the Zuni Pueblo in 1872. Some designs are passed down from generation to generation, but most Zuni silversmiths strive to originate their own design. Zuni jewelry is most noted for two different styles of jewelry. Zuni inlay jewelry is created by designing the silver piece, usually with sterling silver channels inside the outline of the design. Each stone is then cut and ground and set into the channels in the silver. Zuni needle point jewelry is created by designing the sterling silver piece, and then cutting the stones to slender, pointed ends. Silver bezels are then made for each stone and soldered to the design before each stone is set. Petit point is very similar to Needle Point Indian Jewelry, however the stones are only pointed on one end and rounded on the other. redrocktrading.com offers a wonderful selection of Zuni Indian Jewelry. Our collection of sterling silver Zuni earrings, Zuni bracelets, Zuni pendants and Zuni necklaces are set with genuine turquoise, coral, black jet, mother of pearl, and other semi-precious gemstones and shells. We feature renowned Zuni silversmiths such as Effie Calavaza (Effie C.), Don Dewa, Amy Quandelacy, Robert Leekya, Bobby and Corrine Shack, Dishta, Edaakie, Hustito, Leekity, Booqua, Wyaco, Etsate, Iule, Leekity, Gaurdian, Haloo and various other Zuni artists.