Ahlazua: Small Turtle Acrylic Earrings

These Turtle designs are a collaboration with Rykelle's father Randy Kemp! The inner spiral represents the direction we sing and dance during our ceremonies, the zigzag on the head represents duality. The arrows on the hands represent the four directions and head and tail is up and down. These turtles are blessing to wear and a symbol of our Southeastern communities. handmade sterling silver hook Measures: 1 inches width by 2 inches from where it hangs on lobe Laser Cut Acrylic Rykelle “Ahlazua” Kemp (Choctaw, Mvskoke Creek-Euchee & Diné) Creates wearable art with a modern and traditional approach. Her work represents ancestral knowledge attained from her tribes in the Southeastern Woodlands and the Southwestern Deserts. She works with materials and techniques that have been used in her tribes for countless generations. Kemp incorporated shell, pearls, carving and etching Techniques from the Southeast & combines that with tufa casting, silver & turquoise from the Southwest. Because of her unique approach to jewelry making, Rykelle has developed her own distinct style. Modern, handmade, Indigenously beautiful: Indigenous Woman Made