• Desert Pearl + Wampum shell dangle earrings — 2 sets available
• Large 14 mm sterling silver bead + flat Wampum shell beads
• Full sterling silver construction — made in the USA
• Approx 1.5 x 0.75 in
• Vibrant purple Wampum with classic Navajo‑style Desert Pearl shine
These earrings combine large 14 mm sterling silver Desert Pearls with natural Wampum shell flat beads, creating a bold but wearable dangle style. The Wampum beads show vibrant purple and white patterns carved from the inner lining of the quahog shell, traditionally gathered by Northeastern tribes such as the Wampanoag, Narragansett, Pequot, and Lenape. The earrings measure approximately 1.5 x 0.75 inches and are fully constructed in sterling silver, including the beads, wire, and findings. Made in the USA, each pair has clean movement, strong color, and a classic Southwestern‑meets‑coastal look.
Wampum carries the medicine of honor, memory, and sacred exchange, once carved into beads and belts that recorded stories, treaties, and accomplishments. The deep purple comes from quahogs that lived in colder, deeper waters, where the shell grows richer and more powerful. Paired with Desert Pearls — symbols of resilience, beauty, and tradition — these earrings feel like a meeting of coast and desert, water and earth. In Lifted work, they’re used for truth, grounding, and meaningful gifting, the kind of pieces that carry history while elevating the present moment.
