Dentalium – Blue Mist 1 Tear Small Heart Earrings
$43.00
Dentalium – Blue Mist 1 Tear Small Heart Earrings feature flowing dentalium shells accented with soft blue tones and a luminous mother of pearl heart. These elegant statement earrings reflect renewal, protection, and cultural heritage through refined craftsmanship and layered symbolism.
Description
Dentalium – Blue Mist 1 Tear Small Heart Earrings are a graceful expression of movement, tradition, and meaning. Slender dentalium shells form the elongated 7.25-inch drop, accented with silver beads, pearl beads, silver cone beads, glass beads, and a radiant mother of pearl heart. Cool blue tones blend with white, silver, and subtle brown accents, creating a soft “mist” effect that evokes calm and balance. Carefully handwoven using durable Nymo thread with leather elements and finished with surgical steel components, the 1 × 7.25-inch silhouette offers fluid motion and elegant 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 represents renewal, continuity, and emotional clarity, while the heart motif symbolizes compassion, connection, and spiritual balance. The inclusion of mother of pearl adds themes of protection and harmony, enhancing the layered symbolism of the piece.
Dentalium – Blue Mist 1 Tear Small Heart Earrings honor heritage, resilience, and enduring cultural meaning through a bold yet graceful silhouette.
Details
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Colors: Blue, silver, white, 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 × 7.25 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.
