Eva Calabaza Tewa Santo Domingo Spiny Oyster Earrings — Sterling Silver, Kewa Pueblo rebozo This is woven on a

This is woven on a backstop loom and takes about a month to make

when family workshops in the historic jewelry quarter produced filigrana at a level of ambition and labor that is almost entirely absent from contemporary production

in the same way the community has been producing them for generations

every pass of the shuttle

not a reproduction

Eva Calabaza Tewa Santo Domingo Spiny Oyster Earrings — Sterling Silver, Kewa Pueblo rebozo This is woven on aEva Calabaza of Santo Domingo Pueblo. In the Southwest, few names in handmade jewelry carry this weight. These earrings were made by Eva Calabaza a renowned artisan from Tewa and Santo Domingo (Kewa) Pueblo whose work is sought by collectors who understand what they are looking at. The spiny oyster shell is hand cut, its natural hues running from warm orange to deep red, then set in handmade sterling silver. The result is a bold statement piece rooted