Pair of Silver Hoop Earrings with Coral [SOLD]

We have designated this pair of silver and coral hoop earrings as having been made by a Diné of the Navajo Nation, but it is also conceivable that it could have been an artisan from Zuni Pueblo. Small lapidary work like the coral on these earrings is usually attributed to a Zuni craftsman, and silver such as in these earrings generally would be attributed to a Diné artisan. Regardless of the origin, the earrings are spectacular.

Attached to the silver hoop is a silver plate on which are mounted five oval coral cabs. A single coral cab adorns the post. The earrings do not have the stamp or hallmark of the artist.

Condition: new condition

Provenance: this Pair of Silver Hoop Earrings with Coral is from the collection of a client

Recommended Reading: 

- North American Indian Jewelry and Adornment from Prehistory to the Present by Lois Sherr Dubin

- Navajo and Pueblo Earrings 1850-1945 - Collected by Robert V. Gallegos by Robert Bauver

TAGS: Southwest Indian Jewelry, Diné - Navajo Nation, Earrings