Dentalium – Red Orange Rain Earrings
$34.00
Dentalium – Red Orange Rain Earrings feature flowing dentalium shells accented with vibrant red and orange tones in a dramatic cascading design. These statement earrings reflect vitality, prosperity, and cultural heritage through layered detail and refined craftsmanship.
Description
Dentalium – Red Orange Rain Earrings are a powerful expression of movement, color, and tradition. Slender dentalium shells create the striking 6.5-inch cascading silhouette, suspended from a structured metal base and accented with seed beads and glass beads in tones of red, orange, white, silver, black, and subtle clear crystal. Carefully handwoven using durable Nymo thread and finished with surgical steel components, the 1.25 × 6.5-inch design offers fluid motion and bold visual 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 cascading “rain” design evokes renewal, abundance, and continuity, while the fiery red and orange palette reflects warmth, strength, and life energy. Metallic silver and crystal accents add balance and light, enhancing the flowing movement of the piece.
Dentalium – Red Orange Rain Earrings honor heritage, vitality, and enduring cultural symbolism through a bold yet graceful silhouette.
Details
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Colors: Red, orange, white, silver, black, clear crystal
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Materials: Dentalium shells, metal base, seed beads, glass beads, Nymo thread, surgical steel
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Size: 1.25 × 6.5 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.
