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Ancestral Pueblo Fluorite and Turquoise Earrings
Ancestral Pueblo Fluorite and Turquoise Earrings
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Ancestral Pueblo Fluorite and Turquoise Earrings
pre-1500

resembling the tip of a rattlesnake tail; crafted from a light yellow fluorite with slightly tapered trapezoidal form and scalloped edges; each side with a row of four turquoise chips set with pitch
 
 length 1-3/8 inches x width 1/2 inch
 
Fluorspar was used as an ornamental stone by the Indians of Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, and California, the Pueblos, Aztecs, and Peruvians, and the Bolivian Indians (1941. Ball, Sydney H. "The Mining of Gems and Ornamental Stones by American Indians." Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin. 128 (13): 46)

Published:
Spirits in the Art (Hanson 1994: 161, plate 163)


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Ancestral Pueblo Fluorite and Turquoise Earrings

Estimate $300 - $500
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Starting Price $150
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