Boucles d'oreilles Nahui Ollin - Cinquieme Soleil
J00148762
sold by Musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac
MuseumMusée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac
Description
Handmade earrings inspired by ancient Native American civilizations These earrings represent "Nahui Ollin" or the legend of the suns. An ancient myth from Aztec cosmology, according to which we are currently living in the era of the fifth sun. Four suns succeeded one another, ending in catastrophe. These jewels are made of copper, silver and gold threads interwoven to embroider unique pieces. The filigree technique was practiced by the Egyptians, Etruscans and Greeks, representing the ancient art of jewelry-making.