Kewa Pueblo Artist- WARREN NIETO -Chaco Canyon Inspired - Triple Tiered Trapezoid Shaped -Sleeping Beauty Turquoise Earrings - With String Tied Connected Hand Cut Dangles
Kewa Pueblo Artist- WARREN NIETO -Chaco Canyon Inspired - Triple Tiered Trapezoid Shaped -Sleeping Beauty Turquoise Earrings - With String Tied Connected Hand Cut Dangles
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THE ARTIST:
Warren Nieto isn't just another pueblo artisan making the same thing, the same way, but is an artist who is connected to his ancient old culture that he then applies into the designs he makes. Warren Nieto's Puebloan culture comes through in just about everything he makes...Using his lapidary skills to "paint" a story", these story's are told through his stone (And or shell) creations..No,his work isn't just a lot of cut shapes, but have actual traditional meaning behind each & everything he makes. He's a very good friend who is spiritually connected, very kind, humble & respectful..
THE EARRINGS:
Free hand cut to perfection without the use of calipers, these triple tiered trapezoid cuts & dangles were cut by "eye & feel". But it's not only his skilled hands that cut these perfectly cut shapes, but if you look closely at all the photos, you'll see how Warren takes us back to a centuries old time period when his Ancestral Puebloan ancestry who lived in the Chaco Canyon/Mesa Verde region created dangles that were held onto the earring by way of string.. This was long before sterling jump rings were used to connect the dangles & come from a 900-1300 AD time period !! The string is then tied in a knot on the backside & burned to lock the knot in.(See backside-photo 8) It's this, that makes these uniquely different from other modern day Pueblo earrings!
Besides their bright color, your ears will love these, so much so, that you may not even realize you have them on!!(See weights below to decide!)
ARTIST: WARREN NIETO made EXCLUSIVELY for Plata de Santa Fe Jewelry
TRIBE: KEWA PUEBLO (SANTO DOMINGO PUEBLO)
MATERIAL:SLEEPING BEAUTY TURQUIOSE (Stabilized in order to create hardness to cut)
METAL: STERLING EAR WIRE
MEASUREMENT: 2-5/8- X 7/8"(Length taken at curvature of ear wire to bottom of dangle
COMBINED WEIGHT: 11 GRAMS
DANGLE SIZE: 7/8" x 1/4"
TECHNIQUE: TOTALLY MADE BY HAND-LAPIDARY-HAND MADE DANGLES-LOVE & TIME!!
HALLMARK: 'WN' WITH KIVA STEPS
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PLEASE READ BEFORE PURCHASING:
In order to give you close up photos so I can provide you with all the detail, photos can tend to make the item look much more larger & everything is more magnified than in actuality. Close up's make the item look so large & then you get it in hand & you are shocked since the item is much smaller than how they looked in the photos..So to get an accurate idea of how big these are,please either check them out being worn to get a rough idea (photos 2 ) or you can pull out a tape measure & compare to my given measurements