When the thought of recreating some of the most incredible mosaic style turquoise jewelry that was worn in the Mel Gibson movie "APOCALYPTO" came to mind, there was no other mosaic artist I knew I could count on to know they'd be done right,than by my friend from the Kewa Pueblo "WARREN NIETO".. I am honored to have such an artist as Warren who immediately knew what I was talking about & he couldn't have made a more STUNNING looking earring by giving us the best jewelry from 2 separate cultures!!

For those of you who don't know, there are 2 similar things that the ancient Mayans & the Santo Domingo Pueblo have in common & that's for the fact that both used/use turquoise & both did/do excellent mosaic work, which as you can see, came effortless for Warren to do! So these are Kewa Pueblo made, but with a “Royal Mayan” edginess!

Being the true artist he is without copying others, it wasn't about doing them the same exact way, but rather giving you the "Style".. If you've seen the movie, you can see this style earring being worn by the Mayan leader, when the innocent group of people were captured, painted blue & then brought to the alter, only to be beheaded & offered as a sacrifice..(See last photo)

DRAMATIC & stunning on the ear, these are designed in a lengthy style where everything is made by hand, with each little rectangular cut that is mosaic inlaid inside the large floral top, to the 1/2 moon shapes that follow along the flowers perimeter, to the square cut that sits center! But it's not just all the time Warren put in to do the tops, BUT the long linear shaped dangles were made by taking from a larger cut of turquoise & then one by one, making them into an impressively made tubular dangle.. Hand made turquoise beads are used to finalize the design..

The dangles are anchored by way of waxed string which also give these a ancient Anasazi feel, where if you zoom in on the photos, you will see how the dangles are connected to the floral top with waxed string..This style was used by the Anasazi in the Chaco Canyon region before modern day sterling jump rings were used & which come from the time period around 900-1300 AD!!

Since there's a generous amount of materials used to make these, they do have some weight,so please pay attention to that before purchasing..I will be offering many more that were made where each have a different design, different length! (See last 2 photos for others!) So keep a eye out!! However, this is my only pair with this look & length! So don't wait for someone to grab them!

These are made exclusively for my store & guaranteed, you won't be able get them by another seller or find them elsewhere!