925 Sterling Silver Turquoise Feather Hoop Earrings
Turquoise is the stone of the sky. The ancient Egyptians called it mefkat — "joy" and "delight" — and used it to adorn the death masks of their pharaohs, including the golden mask of Tutankhamun. The ancient Persians covered the domes of their mosques with turquoise tiles because the blue-green stone was the color of heaven. The Navajo, the Apache, the Zuni — the Indigenous peoples of the American Southwest — have used turquoise for more than six thousand years as a protective stone, a healing stone, a stone that connects the wearer to the sky and the earth simultaneously. The Tibetan tradition considers turquoise one of the most sacred stones, worn to protect the wearer from harm and to bring good fortune. In every culture that has ever found turquoise, the stone has been considered a gift from the sky — the blue-green color that is the color of the turquoise sky at the horizon, where the blue of the sky meets the green of the earth. The feather — the symbol of freedom, of flight, of the connection between the earthly and the spiritual — carries the turquoise on the hoop, the charm that hangs from the circle and moves with every movement of the head. This 925 sterling silver hoop earring sets turquoise in the feather charm design using the inlay technique, in 14K gold or platinum plating, at 1.99g. The earring that wears the sky on the earlobe.
Why You'll Love It
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Turquoise — The Stone of the Sky — Turquoise — the blue-green stone that the ancient Egyptians called "joy and delight," that the Persians used to tile the domes of their mosques, that the Indigenous peoples of the American Southwest have worn as a protective stone for more than six thousand years. The stone that every culture that has ever found it has considered a gift from the sky — the color of the horizon where the blue of the sky meets the green of the earth. The turquoise earring that carries six thousand years of the world's most sky-colored stone on the earlobe.
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Feather Charm — The Symbol of Freedom — The 🪶 feather — the symbol of freedom, of flight, of the connection between the earthly and the spiritual. The feather that carries the turquoise on the hoop, the charm that hangs from the circle and moves with every movement of the head, the symbol of the free spirit that does not stay in one place, that is always in motion, that is most beautiful when it is moving. The feather earring that wears the most ancient symbol of freedom in the most wearable fine jewelry form.
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Hoop Form — The Feather in Motion — The turquoise feather charm hangs from the hoop, swinging with every movement of the head and catching the light from a different angle with every step. The hoop that gives the feather charm the freedom to move — the circle that is the frame for the feather's motion, the earring that is most beautiful when the wearer is in motion, the fine jewelry piece that rewards movement with the gentle swing of the turquoise feather.
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Bohemian Spirit — The Free Soul's Earring — The turquoise feather hoop is the earring of the free spirit — the fine jewelry piece that is most at home on the person who does not follow the rules, who finds beauty in the unexpected, who wears the stone of the sky and the symbol of freedom because they are, in some essential way, both. The bohemian earring that is simultaneously the most ancient (turquoise has been worn for six thousand years) and the most contemporary (the feather hoop is the earring of the moment).
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Two Plating Options — Choose 14K gold plating for the warm, classic finish that gives the turquoise feather its most luminous and most traditional expression — the gold hoop that echoes the warm gold of the desert sun against the turquoise sky. Or choose platinum plating for the cool, modern white metal look that gives the turquoise feather its most contemporary expression — the silver hoop that makes the blue-green of the turquoise appear most vivid and most saturated by contrast.
Product Details
- Material: 925 Sterling Silver
- Plating: 14K Gold Plated / Platinum Plated
- Main Stone: Turquoise — Feather Charm, Inlay
- Design: Feather Charm Hoop
- Weight: 1.99g (per pair)
- Style: Bohemian, Free-Spirited, Turquoise Fine Jewelry Feather Hoop Earrings
- Occasion: Everyday wear, festival, travel, gifting, self-purchase, all occasions
