Description
Alaska Native Hand Made Dentalium and Gem Stone Earring with Hypoallergenic Ear Hooks. Different Stones are available for these earrings. We are offering Japanese and African Jade, Amethyst, Labradorite, Black Spinel, Orange Sun Stone, African Turquoise, Sodalite, and Purple Agate, though other stones may be available upon request.
Dentalium has been traditionally used by the Tlingit Alaska Native people for decoration of garments and jewelry. The number of dentalium displayed denoted the social and economic status in the tribe. These shells are from s kind of sea mollusk and were traditionally gathered from along the
Pacific Northwest Coastal areas though found in many Oceans of the Northern Hemisphere.