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About Mother of Pearl
Mother of Pearl Corn Maiden earrings from Zuni Pueblo
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Mother of Pearl Zuni horse fetish by Andres Quandelacy
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Mother of Pearl is used as an "arrowhead" carving on this Zuni bear fetish.
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Mother of pearl is used by Native American jewelers and Zuni fetish carvers in a variety of ways.
In Navajo or Zuni jewelry, mother of pearl can be used as a setting in Sterling Silver, or in channel or mosaic inlay in Sterling Silver. It can also be used as the main material for earrings, as pictured above.
In Zuni fetish carvings, one sees mother of pearl as a stand-alone material representing the animal or figure's body, or more often as a part of ornamentation (carved arrowheads in power packs, etc.).
In Navajo or Zuni jewelry, mother of pearl can be used as a setting in Sterling Silver, or in channel or mosaic inlay in Sterling Silver. It can also be used as the main material for earrings, as pictured above.
In Zuni fetish carvings, one sees mother of pearl as a stand-alone material representing the animal or figure's body, or more often as a part of ornamentation (carved arrowheads in power packs, etc.).