Kewa Pueblo Turquoise Earrings thunderbird earrings Four joyous meerkats are holding

Four joyous meerkats are holding what may be little birds in each hand

The bottom layer of silver has been oxidized to turn it black which sets off the turquoise and the bear claws

The gold sits on a sterling silver center back and hook

In their natural environment they live in packs

and white beads made these earrings gorgeous

Kewa Pueblo Turquoise Earrings thunderbird earrings Four joyous meerkats are holdingKewa Pueblo jeweler Robert Coriz cut and polished this turquoise by hand to create these lovely earrings. They look like a spring sky with bright blue turquoise with dark green gray matrix. They dangle from sterling silver wires. Size: 2" H x . 625" W