Dentalium – Yellow 1 Tear Small Heart Earrings
$43.00
Dentalium – Yellow 1 Tear Small Heart Earrings feature flowing dentalium shells accented with a luminous mother of pearl heart in a graceful cascading design. These elegant statement earrings reflect prosperity, protection, and cultural heritage through layered symbolism and refined craftsmanship.
Description
Dentalium – Yellow 1 Tear Small Heart Earrings are a striking blend of movement, tradition, and meaning. Slender dentalium shells create the elegant 7-inch drop, accented with silver beads, pearl beads, silver cone beads, glass beads, and a luminous mother of pearl heart. Warm yellow tones are balanced with white, silver, and soft brown accents, creating depth and visual harmony. Carefully handwoven using durable Nymo thread, leather elements, and finished with surgical steel components, the 1 × 7-inch silhouette offers graceful 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. Dentalium shells were often used to adorn dresses, necklaces, earrings, and ceremonial regalia, reflecting prosperity, honor, and cultural identity.
The single cascading “tear” design evokes renewal, continuity, and emotional expression, while the heart motif symbolizes compassion, connection, and spiritual balance. The addition of mother of pearl brings themes of protection and harmony, enhancing the layered symbolism of the piece.
Dentalium – Yellow 1 Tear Small Heart Earrings honor heritage, prosperity, and enduring cultural meaning through a bold yet graceful silhouette.
Details
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Colors: White, yellow, silver, brown, mother of pearl
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Materials: Dentalium shells, silver beads, pearl beads, silver cone beads, glass beads, mother of pearl hearts, leather, Nymo thread, surgical steel
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Size: 1 × 7 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.
