Sunface Zuni Pueblo Stud Earrings

These are Hand Made Pueblo Native American Zuni sunface inlay sterling silver stud earrings featuring sleeping beauty turquoise, mother of pearl, coral, and jet set in SS925 on post/stud earrings. 

The famed Zuni method used to create these earrings is known as inlay, which is the hand-cutting of each stone to fit into a smooth surface. As you can see, the stones have a tiny rise to them to give the surface a textured appearance.  The Sunface symbol plays a major role in Zuni culture because it represents the sacred Sun Father.  The Zuni know the important role that the sun has in agriculture and sustaining all life. They celebrate the sun and created a symbol to honor it. Sunface represents continuity of their crops, stability and life. They also believe that using the Sunface symbol helps keep families happy and serene. The Sunface symbolizes positive energy, peace and happiness in addition to abundance, life, and continuity. Many Zuni continue to use this symbol for all of these things.  There are different ways the Zuni depict Sunface. In general, the symbol consists of a round face, slitted rectangular eyes, a small circle for the mouth, and a forehead divided into two sections. It’s common for the forehead to be half coral and half turquoise. The splitting of the forehead into two sections is to represent sunrise and sunset. Each person exists as an individual and a member of the family, which is another meaning of the splitting of the forehead. Traditional stones used for creating this jewelry are mother-of-pearl, jet, coral, and turquoise. Coral provides protection and comfort and turquoise facilitates oneness between the physical and spiritual. Mother-of-pearl, used for the face, symbolizes intuition and imagination. Jet is used for filling in the details of the face. The petals around the face may be of turquoise or a mixture of turquoise and jet. 

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