Zuni Spiny Oyster and Opal Inlay Dangle Earrings, Wide, Sterling Silver

Zuni silversmiths from Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico, handcrafted these wide dangle earrings combining spiny oyster shell and lab opal inlay in a sterling silver setting with French wire hooks. Zuni Pueblo has been the center of stone inlay jewelry production in the American Southwest for over a thousand years — the precision stone-cutting and channel-setting technique that defines Zuni inlay is recognized as among the most technically demanding in Native American jewelry. Spiny oyster (Spondylus) shell has been traded across the Southwest for over a millennium. Available exclusively through Turquoise Mustang.