Title:	Fetish Earrings (Limited Edition, #11 of 100)
Artist:	Denise and Samuel Wallace
Size:	Total length is 2⅛"
Description:	Circa 1992. This is a Limited-Edition item from the "Fabricast" line, # 69 of 100. The bezels (background) were cast in Sterling Silver, overlaid with gold accents (the necklaces and little beads on the female) and the faces were hand carved and scrimshawed at Denise's Santa Fe studio.  The earrings are stamped on the back:    STERLING   FOSSIL IVORY  14K, and etched "Fetish ©1992 Denise Wallace Limited Edition #11/ 100". These earrings are based on small carved figures created many millennia ago by the coastal people of modern day Alaska, and show a male and female figure. A note from Denise: "Many people ask the reason for the facial expressions on the male and female faces. There seem to be many different stories behind this, but the one I am going to tell you comes from my friend Chuna McIntyre. This is a short version of the story: "At one time there was a brother and a sister. The brother flew up to the sky and turned into the sun. His sister flew up crying, and turned into the moon. Hence, the reason for the upturned mouth on the male faces, and the down-turned mouth on the female faces.""
Materials:	Sterling Silver, 14Kt Gold, Fossil Walrus Ivory.
Price/Availability:	SOLD

 

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