SALE FOR 1 PAIR- CHOOSE BETWEEN DESIGN 1 OR DESIGN 2

When I'm hunting for jewelry where it's a sure guarantee that the workmanship will be precise, I look to Ronald’s work.. One thing that has always impressed me about this Master Lapidarian, (Stone cutter) is the remarkable precision in which his pieces are made. His hands are SO exceptionally skilled, that you can see that type of workmanship in everything he creates, all driven by a single goal: to make each piece that’s beyond perfect, no matter the price, no matter the size! Ronald never strays from his approach, no matter how many years pass; he remains deeply rooted in and true to his Ancestral Puebloan traditions.

Both pairs are made the same way; the only difference is not only the color scheme, but design 1 earrings have bigger beads, whereas design 2 earrings are skinnier.(These will be your deciding factors in choosing which one you want to purchase) They are made primarily from materials traditionally associated with Kewa Pueblo jewelry, with just a few carefully chosen exceptions. They are colorful and incredibly smooth to the touch and if you run your fingers down the length of the earring, no where will you feel ‘ridges’! If you feel ridges, this means the beads are not cut evenly, since some are bigger, while others are smaller. THIS is what you’ll look for if you want to see how skilled a cutter is and is also the sign of an excellent lapidarian . This alone is the beauty of Ronald’s work & you’ll get nothing less from this artist! Both earrings hang from a small sterling silver cone & ear wire.

Even though both pairs are 5” long, but because they lack metal work, allows these to be very wearable on the lobes & are the perfect call for the woman who loves a statement style Southwestern/Puebloan look, but without the weight that many come with, while still having a undeniable traditional Pueblo feel!

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FOR YOUR INFORMATION:

Many people call this type of jewelry "Heishi' , when technically it is not.. To the Puebloan people, the ONLY time it's 'heishi' is when it's made of Shell (Shell is what the word "heishi' means) Anything other than shell are called "Beads". And even though they have some shell beads interspersed through out, they still don’t have enough for me to put this label on them. So these type of earrings to the Kewa Village artisans are considered “Beaded Earrings" & NOT heishi earrings. Yes they are very similar in look, but to the Kewa people, they mean 2 separate things**
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INFO

DESIGN 1 -(FATTER BEADS-PHOTOS 1 THROUGH 11)

ARTIST: RONALD CHAVEZ

TRIBAL AFFILIATION: KEWA PUEBLO VILLAGE,NM

LENGTH: 5”

BEAD SIZE: GRADUATES FROM AS SMALL AS 4 MM ROUND TO AS BIG AS 6.5 MM ROUND.

MATERIAL: AN ARRAY OF VARIOUS STONES/SHELLS

COMBINED WEIGHT: 9.5 GRAMS
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DESIGN 2 -(SKINNIER BEADS- PHOTOS 12 THROUGH TO END)

ARTIST: RONALD CHAVEZ

TRIBAL AFFILIATION: KEWA PUEBLO VILLAGE,NM

LENGTH: 5”

BEAD SIZE: GRADUATES FROM AS SMALL AS 2.7 MM ROUND TO AS BIG AS 5 MM ROUND.

MATERIAL: AN ARRAY OF VARIOUS STONES/SHELLS

COMBINED WEIGHT: 5.6 GRAMS

All come gift boxed.
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PLEASE READ BEFORE PURCHASING:
I am not a professional photographer, but I do try to do my best at giving you accuracy in color. Warmer toned pieces & especially anything with yellow,(oranges, greens especially) can come up more vibrant & seriously saturated, so please take this into consideration. So with these colors, I try my hardest to give you the closest color I can in the photos that you’re going to see in person. Remember though that each monitor also plays a role in how they look, while some show the item to be more vivid, while others seem more dull.

To give you close up photos to show the detail, pictures tend to make the item appear GIGANTIC & everything is magnified than in actuality. So to get an accurate idea of how big these are, please either check them out being worn to get a rough idea (photos) or you can pull out a tape measure & compare to my given measurements in the photos..