Dentalium – Yellow Silver Bead Rain Earrings
$30.00
Dentalium – Yellow Silver Bead Rain Earrings feature slender cascading dentalium shells accented with vibrant yellow and metallic tones. These elongated statement earrings reflect prosperity, movement, and cultural heritage through refined craftsmanship and luminous detail.
Description
Dentalium – Yellow Silver Bead Rain Earrings are a graceful expression of motion, light, and tradition. Slender dentalium shells create a delicate 6-inch cascading silhouette, accented with seed beads, glass beads, and tube beads in tones of yellow, white, silver, black, and gold. Carefully handwoven using durable Nymo thread and finished with surgical steel components, the slim 0.25 × 6-inch design offers elegant length with fluid movement and lightweight wearability.
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 vibrant yellow and metallic accents reflect warmth, light, and vitality. Together, these elements create a statement piece rooted in tradition and elevated through contemporary artistry.
Dentalium – Yellow Silver Bead Rain Earrings honor heritage, prosperity, and enduring cultural symbolism through a refined and graceful silhouette.
Details
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Colors: Yellow, white, silver, black, gold
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Materials: Dentalium shells, seed beads, glass beads, tube beads, Nymo thread, surgical steel
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Size: 0.25 × 6 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.
