Description
This is a pair of fire & water earrings. The orange spiny oyster heishi represents fire and the blue turquoise heishi represents water for me in creating these earrings. Both an important part of life.
* approx. 2 3/4” which includes the earring hooks X 1” at the widest point
*sterling silver earring hooks
*4mm orange spiny oyster heishi
*4mm blue turquoise heishi
Native American Oyster Shell Earrings Oyster shell or “Spiny Oyster Shell” earrings and jewelry have a rich history within Native American jewelry. One of the most famous styles of beaded jewelry from the Native art of Heishi beaded necklaces incorporates oyster shell and seashells, almost exclusively.
The literal meaning of heishi is “shell” and specifically refers to pieces of shell which have been drilled and ground into beads and then strung into necklaces. More and more frequently, however, heishi (pronounced hee-shee) has come to refer to hand-made tiny beads made of any natural material.
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