Dentalium – Red 1 Tear Heart Rain Earrings
$46.00
Dentalium – Red 1 Tear Heart Rain Earrings feature flowing dentalium shells accented with rich red 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 1 Tear Heart Rain Earrings are a striking expression of movement, warmth, and tradition. Slender dentalium shells create the elongated 6-inch cascading drop, accented with silver beads, glass beads, silver cone beads, clear crystal elements, and a radiant mother-of-pearl heart. Deep red and soft pink tones are balanced with white, silver, and subtle brown accents, creating visual depth and harmony. Carefully handwoven using durable Nymo thread with leather elements and finished with surgical steel components, the 1 × 6-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. 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 spirituality. The addition of mother-of-pearl enhances themes of protection and harmony, while the red tones reflect strength, vitality, and life energy.
Dentalium – Red 1 Tear Heart Rain Earrings honor heritage, resilience, and enduring cultural meaning through a bold yet graceful silhouette.
Details
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Colors: White, silver, brown, red, pink, clear crystal, 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: 2.5 × 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.
