Santo Domingo Pueblo Turquoise & Shell Jaclas Dangle Earrings [SOLD]

Originally, jaclas were worn as earrings, suspended through the ear lobe with a piece of string. At some point in time, they became pendants to necklaces. Now they have returned to their original function. This beautiful pair of turquoise and shell jaclas earrings are capped off with silver cones and handmade hooks for pierced ears.

Provenance: From the estate of Transcendental artist Florence Pierce of Albuquerque who passed away in 2007 at the age of 89. She was best known for luminescent paintings made of pigmented resins on reflective surfaces. Her interest in abstraction began in the 1930s when she was an associate of the Transcendental Painting Group. The New York Times called her “the doyenne of abstract art in the Southwest” following her art exhibit in New York City in 2006.