These hoop earrings were hand-shaped and hammered using 18 gauge sterling silver wire and featuring abalone shell teardrops and wire-wrapped beads. Earrings are 3 inches long and finished with niobium ear wires. Niobium is hypoallergenic and perfect for sensitive ears.

Abalone shells are seen as symbols of protection, healing and prosperity in Native American tribes such as the Apache, Lakota and Navajo. They are also associated with the ocean and divine feminine power.

Yemanja began as a river goddess in West Africa but is now known as the mother of the sea, a protector of women, children and fishermen and symbolizing the divine feminine of the ocean waters.