FEDERICO JIMENEZ Sterling Silver NATURAL RED ITALIAN CORAL Cluster EARRINGS RARE

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FEDERICO JIMENEZ
NATURAL RED ITALIAN CORAL
EARRINGS
DESCRIPTION:
This is an extraordinary pair of earrings
by legendary Oaxacan artisan Federico Jimenez.
Federico always utilizes the finest natural materials, much of it from old collections long gone.
FEDERICO JIMENEZ was born in Oaxaca, Mexico in 1941 in a Mixtec Indian Community.
He came to the USA in 1967 to study and work.
He studied jewelry making and design at the University Community School.  In 1970 He and his Wife Ellen Belber Jimenez took a trip to the  Southwest and fell in love with the American Indian Culture.  He admired the Indian craftsmanship and technique so much that he was inspired to  start a collection of Folk Art.
He was a prior trustee of the "Millicent Rogers Museum" in Taos, New  Mexico and The Southwest Indian Museum in Los Angeles, CA. He is  currently a trustee on the board of the "Autry National Center" and "La  Plaza De La Cultura" in downtown Los Angeles, CA.
Clustered cabs of rare natural really red Italian coral set in sterling silver. These exquisite earrings will be a valuable addition to your collection of the very finest jewelry from Federico Jimenez.
SIGNED:  JF, for Federico Jimenez
STERLING 21.1mm. X 33.6mm.