1 LEFT!! Navajo Artisan-SHAMINIKA WILLIE (Ronnie Willie's Niece)-Hand Tooled Sterling Navajo Rug Design Partial Hoop Earrings-18.5 Grams
1 LEFT!! Navajo Artisan-SHAMINIKA WILLIE (Ronnie Willie's Niece)-Hand Tooled Sterling Navajo Rug Design Partial Hoop Earrings-18.5 Grams
MEET THE ARTIST:
29 year old Navajo artisan SHAMINIKA WILLIE shares her blood lines with one of the industries most recognizable Navajo names--The "Willie's".. Melissa Willie (see cuff listings) is Shaminika's mother & Ronnie,Lonnie,Rudy Willie happen to be Shaminika's uncle's,with Cooper, Tawny & Dakota Willie being her cousins.. It is however, Shaminika's mother Melissa who taught the ropes of metalsmithing to not only her, but to Shaminika's younger brother Micah who also is an up & coming artist! There's not too many in this family who don't make jewelry & not too many who aren't good if not excellent at what they do! This whole family has made a reputable name off their gifted talents..(All these names can be found throughout my site!)
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THE EARRINGS:
Made of light gauge sterling, these earrings are inspired from Shaminika's grandmothers Navajo rug designs. They are little works of art that are done in a 'Metal Form". The metal has a contemporary finishing whereas in the crevices of the stampwork are left darker to accentuate the tooled design.
Since they're made with a light gauge sterling, makes these super wearable in weight, so much so that you might not even realize you have them on! So for those who love Native jewelry but can't do heavy, these would be a great call.. Plus being they're all sterling, you can pair them with literally anything, from wearing them with colored stone jewelry, to wearing them when you want to do a day of all sterling!! I'd call these 'that perfect 'go to' earring' that you wanna grab all the time! These can be easily worn in or out of the southwest since they'll pair well with traditional Native jewelry to contemporary non-native!
**I have 4 in stock & even though they all look the same,the design can slightly vary from one to the next!
INFO:
ARTIST: SHAMINIKA WILLIE-MADE EXCLUSIVELY FOR PLATA DE SANTA FE JEWELRY
TRIBE: NAVAJO
METAL: STERLING
METAL FINISHING: LIGHTLY OXIDIZED
COMBINED WEIGHT: 18.5 GRAMS
MEASUREMENTS; 1-1/2" X 1" DEPTH X 3/4" WIDTH (LENGTH IS FROM THE TOP TO CURVATURE)
EAR CONNECTION: POSTS
TECHNIQUE: METAL ART-NAVAJO RUG DESIGN
COME GIFT BOXED.
WILL SHIP USPS 1ST CLASS
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PLEASE READ BEFORE PURCHASING
To show you all the detail, close up photos can tend to make the item look much more larger & much more 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 (photo 2) or you can pull out a tape measure & compare to my given measurements.(See "INFO")
