EARRINGS

The vast majority of our earrings are Native American Indian in origin, made by hand. The posts and hooks are typically manufactured, unless otherwise indicated.

*PLEASE NOTE that many Native American Indian hand made items were NOT SIGNED, but may be more desirable and of higher quality than signed pieces. It is also interesting to note that It was often times considered “egotistical’ or “boisterous” among tribal members to sign or hallmark their pieces. Artist’s signatures and “Sterling” stamped on pieces are a relatively recent practice among silversmiths. We will indicate when a piece is clearly “non-native-American-Indian” made.

The metal is sterling silver, which is 92.5% pure silver and 7.5% alloy, unless otherwise indicated.

Gram weights are given in the listings.

U.S. coin weights presented for comparison:
PENNY weighs 2.5 grams
NICKEL weighs 5 grams
DIME weighs 2.2 grams
QUARTER weighs 5.67 grams
HALF DOLLAR weighs 11.24 grams.