Kewa - Santo Domingo Mosaic Turquoise Earrings [SOLD]

Santo Domingo artisans are adept at working with materials such as shell, turquoise, jet and others in fashioning jewelry whereas Navajo artisans work more with silver.  This pair of earrings consists predominately of squares of beautiful blue turquoise mounted in mosaic style on a flat shell backing.  The earrings are equipped for pierced ears.

Condition: original condition

Recommended Reading:  Indian Jewelry of the American Southwest by Sarah Peabody & William A. Turnbaugh.  This book is currently not available from Adobe Gallery

Provenance: from the collection of a Santa Fe resident