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Joan Slifka Sterling Dreamcatcher Earrings

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:70.00 USD Estimated At:150.00 - 300.00 USD
Joan Slifka Sterling Dreamcatcher Earrings
Offered in this lot are Original Joan Slifka "Cowgirl Jewelry" Sterling Turquoise Dreamcatcher Earrings. Sterling conchos snap-ons have dangling dreamcatchers decorated with a Lone Mountain turquoise bead, a red seed bead and feather. Known worldwide for her "Southwestern" style jewelry, Slifka's pieces are handmade limited edition and highly collectible. In some Native American and First Nations cultures, a dreamcatcher is a hoop with woven sinew or string meant to replicate a spider's web, used as a protective charm for infants. Dream catchers were adopted in the Pan-Indian Movement of the 1960s and 1970s and gained popularity as widely marketed "Native crafts items" in the 1980s. These Slifka dreamcatcher earrings are very nice, measure 2.75"L, combined weight 11.5 gms.