Oaxacan Filigree Sterling Silver Earrings with Pearl — Hand-Form Design, Handmade in Mexico Silver_filigree

Oaxacan Filigree Sterling Silver Earrings with Pearl — Hand-Form Design, Handmade in Mexico Silver_filigreeThe hand holding the earring is part of the design. That tells you everything about what kind of craftsman made this. These Oaxacan filigree earrings are unusual in both technique and form: a sculpted silver hand cradles the pearl at the center not a standard filigree frame but a figurative element that required the silversmith to model the form as well as weave the wire. Each piece is completely handmade, starting with raw silver melted and formed

The backstrap loom is one of the oldest textile technologies in the Americas

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which is why this silhouette has been the traditional bridal earring of central Mexico for as long as anyone can remember

This is one-of-a-kind Oaxacan silverwork — not a catalog piece but a statement from an individual artisan whose creative range extends beyond the traditional filigree vocabulary

These were sourced from a private collection

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Store flat in a soft pouch

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Gold filigree is among the most demanding metalwork techniques in the world: tiny twisted wires of precious metal formed into arabesques

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Style: Traditional Oaxacan / Federico style