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Zuni Jewelry

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Savvy Price $125.00: Gallery Price $175.00

Title: Starburst Cluster Earrings
Artist: Zuni Jewelry
Medium: Sterling silver and turquoise
Size: Diameter of each disk is 1 1/16
Signed: No
Date of creation: Early 1950's
Condition: Excellent
Turquoise: Natural turquoise
Provenance: An Arizona collector of fine American Indian jewelry over thirty years KW; Quick Inquiry Email Friend

About The Artwork

Exquisite Zuni-made cluster earrings with deep blue natural turquoise stones--25 in each earring are set in a floriform starburst design. There are two circles of teardrop shaped petals around a single round center stone. Between each circle is a circle of rope twisted wire. The outside edge of the earring is decorated with silver bead "raindrops" that are attached-one each-to the tip of each outer circle tear drop stone. There is nothing lacking in the effort and material used to execute this beautiful design. Each disk attached to the ear by means of a spring pressure clip. These can be converted to post or to wires for $75 additional.

About The Artist

The best book to explain the steps in creating Zuni cluster jewelry is Oscar Branson's Indian Jewelry Making. Volume II. Look at page 48 illustrating each step to create a cluster bracelet.

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