Dentalium – Red Orange 1 Tear Small Heart Rain Earrings
$46.00
Dentalium – Red Orange 1 Tear Small Heart Rain Earrings feature flowing dentalium shells accented with warm red and orange tones and a luminous mother of pearl heart. These elegant statement earrings reflect vitality, renewal, and cultural heritage through refined craftsmanship and layered symbolism.
Description
Dentalium – Red Orange 1 Tear Small Heart Rain Earrings are a vibrant expression of movement, warmth, and tradition. Slender dentalium shells create the graceful 5-inch cascading drop, accented with silver beads, glass beads, silver cone beads, clear crystal elements, and a radiant mother-of-pearl heart. Rich red, orange, and yellow tones are balanced with white and silver highlights, creating depth and visual harmony. Carefully handwoven using durable Nymo thread with leather elements and finished with surgical steel components, the 1 × 5-inch silhouette offers fluid motion and striking 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” form represents renewal, continuity, and emotional expression, while the small heart motif symbolizes compassion, connection, and spirituality. The inclusion of mother-of-pearl enhances themes of protection and harmony, while the warm color palette reflects strength, vitality, and life energy.
Dentalium – Red Orange 1 Tear Small Heart Rain Earrings honor heritage, resilience, and enduring cultural meaning through a bold yet graceful silhouette.
Details
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Colors: White, red, orange, yellow, clear crystal, silver, mother of pearl
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Materials: Dentalium shells, silver beads, glass beads, silver cone beads, mother of pearl hearts, leather, Nymo thread, surgical steel
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Size: 1 × 5 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.
