Dentalium – Black Horse 4 Disks Earrings
$23.00
Dentalium – Black Horse 4 Disks Earrings feature flowing dentalium shells accented with black onyx horse beads and luminous mother-of-pearl disks. These elegant statement earrings honor strength, protection, and spiritual continuity through layered symbolism and refined craftsmanship.
Description
Dentalium – Black Horse 4 Disks Earrings are a powerful blend of movement, tradition, and artistry. Slender dentalium shells create the graceful 4.75-inch drop, accented with black-onyx horse beads, glass beads, silver beads, and four luminous mother-of-pearl disks in white, pink, gray, and silver. Carefully handwoven using durable Nymo thread and finished with surgical steel components, the 0.75 × 4.75-inch silhouette offers fluid motion and bold presence.
In Native American traditions, Dentalium — or tusk shells — are small tubular mollusk shells historically harvested from the Pacific Northwest, particularly around Vancouver Island. Highly valued and widely traded among Indigenous peoples across America, they symbolized wealth, status, and beauty, and were often used to adorn dresses, necklaces, earrings, and ceremonial regalia.
Many centuries ago, Indigenous tribes embraced horses not as possessions but as relatives — teachers, healers, and partners in culture, survival, and resistance. Horses are deeply woven into Indigenous art, ceremony, history, and storytelling, representing wisdom, endurance, leadership, and spiritual partnership. Native communities continue to honor the profound strength and guidance horses bring to their world.
In Native American traditions, particularly among Southwestern tribes such as the Zuni, mother-of-pearl is regarded as a sacred material symbolizing protection, intuition, and calming energy. Used for over a thousand years in jewelry and ceremonial items, it is revered for its connection to the ocean and moon, promoting emotional harmony and balance.
Together, dentalium, horse imagery, and mother-of-pearl disks create a design rich with layered meaning — honoring resilience, protection, partnership, and enduring spiritual connection.
Details
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Colors: White, black, pink, gray, silver
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Materials: Dentalium shells, black onyx horses, glass beads, silver beads, mother of pearl disks, surgical steel, Nymo thread
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Size: 0.75 × 4.75 inches
Care Instructions: Wipe with damp cloth and keep dry. Dentalium is a delicate shell and can break or crack if you are rough with it. Even though the Nymo thread is nylon based and is very strong, pulling hard and yanking on the earrings can tear the thread. Please be kind to these earrings when you wear them.
