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"Circle of Life"

"Circle of Life"
Category: Earrings
Offered by Write22 Made In Alaska Brand: Ramy Brooks
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Ulu Shaped Natual Polished Moose Antler; Carnelian; Black Onyx; Copper Beads; Sterling Silver Salmon Charms, Stardust Beads, Round Beads, wire wrapped headpins, and welded jump rings; Orange Dyed Porcupine Quills; 14/20 Rose Gold Lever Back ear wires.

The Antler is shaped like an ulu to represent the traditional knife used to cut the salmon strips; porcupine quills are dyed orange to represent the life sustaining salmon strips preserved each summer in the smokehouse; Carnelian are used to represent the salmon Roe and the renewal of life; Black Onyx are used to represent the smoke in the smokehouse to preserve the fish for the long winter months; Gold and Sterling Silver represent the value of the salmon fishery to our people and culture, the wire wrapping represent the connection between the people, fish, the land and the water; the Sterling Silver Stardust Beads represent clean water and the healing of our fisheries; the Sterling Silver Salmon charm represents the fish and the long journey that the fish make each year!

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Silver Hand Artist Ramy Brooks creating authentic handmade Alaska Native Art in Alaska, each piece is unique and comes with the Silver Hand Tag to verify its authenticity. Ramy grew up locally on the Yukon River between fish camp, the village of Rampart, and Fairbanks. Ramy’s work reflects his Athabascan and Yupik heritage, experiences growing up in a rural environment, subsistence lifestyle, and his love of the outdoors. Inspirations come from the wildlife, the wilderness, and the importance of their role in Alaska Native culture like fishing, smoked salmon, hunting, and berry picking. Ramy uses a combination of natural dyes (blueberries, cranberries, alder bark, etc.) and inks to highlight his work. Antlers are cut and sanded by hand, engraved, dyed, polished, and then riveted with copper and/or silver. The jewelry is a mix of traditional and contemporary artwork that allows Ramy to share his love for his heritage and the beauty he has experienced in his many adventures throughout Alaska.

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