FEDERICO JIMENEZ Sterling Silver SPINY OYSTER SHELL Butterfly Earrings CLIP ON

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View FEDERICO JIMENEZ Sterling Silver SPINY OYSTER SHELL Butterfly Earrings CLIP ON with current marketplace pricing, condition, product images and item details. Federico always utilizes the finest natural turquoise, much of it from old mines and collections long since depleted. He studied jewelry making and design at the University Community School. He is currently a trustee on the board of the "Autry National Center" and "La Plaza De La Cultura" in downtown Los Angeles, CA. Like what you see here?... Click here to view my other listings FEDERICO JIMENEZ "ALI'S BUTTERFLY" EARRINGS DESCRIPTION:  This is an exquisite pair of earrings  by legendary Oaxacan artisan Federico Jimenez.  Federico always utilizes the finest natural turquoise, much of it from old mines and collections long since depleted.    FEDERICO JIMENEZ was born in Oaxaca, Mexico in 1941 in a Mixtec Indian Community.  He came to the USA in 1967 to study and work.  He studied jewelry making and design at the University Community School.  In 1970 He and his Wife Ellen Belber Jimenez took a trip to the  Southwest and fell in love with the American Indian Culture.  He admired the Indian craftsmanship and technique so much that he was inspired to  start a collection of Folk Art.  He was a prior trustee of the "Millicent Rogers Museum" in Taos, New  Mexico and The Southwest Indian Museum in Los Angeles, CA. He is  currently a trustee on the board of the "Autry National Center" and "La  Plaza De La Cultura" in downtown Los Angeles, CA. Huge butterflies are brought to life with carved specimens of natural spiny oyster shell in vivid orange and purple, along with inlay of blue turquoise and black jet, on a foundation of heavy gauge sterling silver. These outstanding earrings will be a valuable addition to your collection of the very finest jewelry from Federico Jimenez, along with your Southwestern and Native American jewelry. Earrings  measure 1 3/4" x 1 1/2" WEIGHT:  39.7 grams SIGNED:  JF, for Federico Jimenez STERLING:  yes, stamped STERLING Returns cheerfully accepted for any reason. Purchase price will be refunded upon return of unaltered, undamaged item. Happy Shopping! International Buyers are willkommen, bienvenue, welcome... :) 220802 FJX02     Condition: New. Category: Collectibles › Cultures & Ethnicities › Native American: US › Non-Native American Crafts.

Tribal Affiliation

MIXTEC

Artisan

FEDERICO JIMENEZ

Country of Origin

Mexico