Tribal Drop Earrings Tan and Black Corn-bead Tears on Brass

These earrings are crafted from natural seeds commonly known as Job's Tears or Corn-Beads. In 1830's America the Cherokee people were forcefully moved over the land, and these seeds are said to be the tears dropped along the way. Though not quite that old these seed beads are reclaimed from a vintage necklace to be remade into these earrings. The necklace had been in the collection of a woman who had numerous antique objects from Asia, so I can only imagine how the strand of North American beads came into her possession, my guess would be the glory of the 1960's. Polished round red brown petrified wood and black spotted fossil bone accent the seeds along with black ceramic glass to create earrings that hang straight from cleaned vintage brass wire nails for jewelry that's neutral in color and simple yet still exciting.

SIZE: 2" long

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Double Strand Necklace with Antique Carved Bone and Turquoise Colored Czech Glass Beads

Tribal inspired strand of beads with 6 white carved genuine antique 18th Century English bone beads re-strung with modern bone rounds and turquoise colored faceted Czech Glass beads with a picasso finish. Large black seed beads carry the piece by a single strand to a clasp hook of hand shaped brass that links onto a matching Czech Glass bead.

SIZE: 20" long

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