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A superb pair of Hopi silver, red coral,
pink coral, Desert Ironwood and gold stud earrings by Verma “Sonwai” Nequatewa, 2018
THESE ARE A WONDERFUL PAIR of classic stud earrings inlaid with a lovely Southwestern colored palette of stones and wood by the renowned Hopi jewelry artist, Verma “Sonwai” Nequatewa (B. 1949), niece, former apprentice and longtime colleague of her Uncle, world-renowned Hopi jewelry master, Charles Loloma (1921-1991). Verma’s distinguished life’s work was importantly recognized in October 2018 with a major retrospective exhibition at
The Heard Museum in Phoenix, Arizona.
These striking square-shaped stud earrings feature beautifully-matched deep red and pink coral stones, accented
with panels of rich dark brown Desert Ironwood and narrow gold spacer bars. The earrings measure 1/2” square and they are 1/4” deep, not including the posts, their depth to the tip of the posts is 3/4”. The earrings weigh an extremely comfortable 4 grams or 1/8 ounce each and they are in like-new original condition. The earrings are properly signed “Sonwai” and they are also marked with Verma Nequatewa’s butterfly insignia on the back of each earring.
At around 75 years of age today, Verma is not making as much jewelry now as she has in past years. This coupled with the increased demand for her pieces from her recent Museum retrospective and other exhibitions means that there will most likely be considerably less of her jewelry available in the years to come.
These earrings are perfectly-sized, classic, elegant, infinitely comfortable pieces which can be easily be worn anywhere on any occasion. They could most definitely become your everyday “go-to” earrings. All you have to do is go to them.
Price $2,450
Verma Nequatewa greeting guests at the opening of
The Heard Museum’s Sonwai exhibition, October, 2018.
