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Zuni artisans have a long history in lapidary work but after learning silver work from the Navajo in the late 1800s, they put the two ideas together and started producing jewelry of silver and stone. Zuni lapidary artisans became proficient in mosaic-style inlay jewelry and miniature turquoise stones called petit point.  Zuni petit point jewelry was first made in the 1930s. This process is time consuming and painstaking. Multiple small stones are cut and shaped to fit into tiny bezels to create the design.

Read more about these earrings here.