These are called "Koshare Kachina Clowns"who are Sacred Clowns & is one of 5, who serve as these jesters.They are known for their black & white horizontal striped bodies,their hair separated into 2 ponytails that stand upright & have tips made of corn husk .Usually they are holding watermelon.

Only on these,instead of watermelon,they are holding a chunky oval cut of the most gorgeous & mouthwatering, gem grade green Royston turquoise, that is a deep luscious green with beautiful golden brown matrix..This grade not only deserves to be surrounded in gold,but also because the gold enhances the matrix & brings it more to life, than sterling would! The bezel is serrated & hand made.. 

If you zoom in on photo 8,you will witness how the arms are bent at the elbows & stick straight out,so they can hold the turquoise 'watermelon'.There are even fingers with realistic separation! They have so much detail in them..

These ceremonial figures are designed with a detailed headdress, that have 14K gold tips,a face that has 14K gold beads for the eyes & a tongue of Mediterranean Coral that hangs out their mouth (& even has a carved line that goes down the center of the tongue that depicts a real tongue~See all photos) They are also designed exactly like you would see at the ceremony,being designed with a necklace,arm bands,leg bands, perfectly painted black stripes & moccasins & holding a "watermelon"! (Of Turquoise!) 

Earrings are a real rarity for Philander to make,since they are challenging. Each earring is done with a "one time" Tufa cast & it is not the easiest to get a perfectly matching pair & especially when you have to use 2 Tufa's to do it..It's also not only the design that has to be duplicated accurately,but the same weight,thickness,height, has to be there as well..

One thing that is very obvious,is the love & time that went into these! They look life like & like a perfect pair of museum worthy twins & Philander being the artist he is,they are like a painting or a sculpture that were transformed precisely into metal form!

If you love your jewelry on the 'finer,more sophisticated side,then these should be in the hands of the connoisseur who has a deep appreciation for exquisite Native American jewelry & collects collectible style pieces!!

Would make a excellent gift!