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THE GUSANO EARRING DESIGN:

This style of earring is called the "Gusano", which translates to "Worm or Caterpillar" in English & refers to the curved shape that the worm makes when it's moving along.. The Gusano dates all the way back to the 1800s & will always lay in a vertical rounded rectangular form. The Gusano happens to be 1 out of 5 of Oaxaca's most traditionally made designs & personally speaking, the Gusano is one of my favorite Oaxaca designs & not just for the Gusano design itself, but more so, when they are literally packed with a generous amount of pearls!

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DESCRIPTION:

I have purchased & sold many Gusano earrings through the years,with many of them being in the smaller 1" to 2" size, but what immediately caught my eye with these, was for their outrageously jumbo size!!! Never have I seen Gusanos this big!! These, are true "statement size-attention grabber" Gusano earrings!

Only 2 pairs were made (I purchased both) and were exclusively made for Federico by one of his artisan friends who lives down in Oaxaca.

In their entirety, everything about these were carefully made by experienced Oaxaca hands.. The sterling base is totally made by hand, where little rounded 'cups' then are used for all the chunky sized 6 mm round pearls to sit in. The pearls are sewn in by way of sterling wire & then tied off on the backside(See last photos) Little seed pearls line the center & are finalized by a 3 pearl triangular drop, which completes their wondrous look!

These have a very powerful look & would complete any Mexican wardrobe, but are not limited to just that, but would go great with a designer wardrobe as well!!

**Only 1 pair available!**

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ARTIST: FEDERICO JIMENEZ

METAL:STERLING SILVER

METAL FINISH: LIGHTLY OXIDIZED

MATERIAL: FRESH WATER PEARLS

MEASUREMENTS: 3.50 " X 1-1/8” (From the wire curvature to bottom of 3 pearl drop)

GUSANO WITHOUT EAR WIRE: 3.25"

COMBINED WEIGHT: 38.5 GRAMS (1.35 OUNCES)

CUTS: ROUND-NATURAL FORM

STYLE: PEARL "GUSANO" OAXACA EARRINGS

EAR STYLE: SHEPHERDS HOOK WITH SAFETY LATCH

HALLMARK: JF/STERLING HALLMARK TAG(SEE LAST 2 PHOTOS)

COME GIFT BOXED

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SIGNATURE REQUIREMENT:

Anything with a high price tag, will have a mandatory signature confirmation requirement & will come insured..(This is dictated in the shipping price) If you're not home in the day & need them shipped where they can be signed for,please change that in your "Ship To" section before I create the shipping label.. I'm sorry if this may be an inconvenience, but I do not ship expensive pieces without one. This is for your safety & mine.

PLEASE READ BEFORE PURCHASING:
To give you close up photos,pictures tend to make the item look much more larger & everything is more magnified than in actuality. So to get an accurate idea of how big these are,please either check them out being worn to get a rough idea (photo 2 & 9) or you can pull out a tape measure & compare to my given measurements above.