Navajo Martha Willeto creates affordable one-of-a-kind jewelry with unusual stones & shells. These Variscite and Snakeskin Sponge Coral earrings are no exception. Stars were carved in one piece from the colorful Snakeskin Sponge Coral and set in a sterling silver bezel with silver half-rounds between the points, creating a shadowbox effect. The stars dangle from ovoid-shaped Variscite studded posts.
The earrings measures 1-1/2 long by 1 wide at the widest point. Each lightweight earring weighs about 4.5 grams.
Brand new in perfect condition. Stamped sterling and with Martha Willeto's hallmark. Certificate of Authenticity included and gift box included.
Martha Willeto, from Chuksa Mtns. on the Navajo Nation, works for Golden Fleece Trading Company in ABQ, NM. She works hand-cut exotic stones into unique, beautiful, wearable jewelry creations. With a broad palette of colorful agates, jaspers, petrified woods, fossilized walrus ivory, many rare American turquoises, spiny oyster shell, variscite and sugilite, she combines these stones to create striking and elegant jewelry that will give you many years of pleasurable wear.