These products are handcrafted on Sinixt Territory by your favourite Filipinx goldsmith, Samonte Cruz. They are finished and ready to ship.
I take care of every step myself and pace my work in a way that supports my body, especially during the holiday season. Please allow a minimum of 3 to 5 business days for your order to be prepared and shipped.
Infinite Ancestors, Healing and Protection
Featuring a new and improved design! As my skills improve, so do my designs. I've cleaned up the lines & increased the earrings thickness to improve durability.
Sterling Silver; cast, oxidized, hand-finished.
Please select your ear wire preference from the drop down menu.
Indigenous Meanings
These earrings are inspired by a tattoo motif shared by indigenous Filipino people in northern Luzon including the Kalinga and Ifugao people, as well as Polynesians. In the Philippines, the centipede motif is commonly known as gayaman, and has many different meanings. Some saw centipedes as messengers from the ancestors, others thought it may offer the wearer protection from poisons and general harm.
In the book, Filipino Tattoos, Lane Wilcken also suggests that each centipede leg may represent an ancestor, "...not only reaching back through time but also into the future, reminding the wearer that their heritage and posterity would continue forever." The centipede tattoo motif is also very similar to a medicinal fern tattoo motif often given to healers in the community.
Wearable Amulet
Transferring this motif onto triangle forms worn on each ear keeps the wearer's infinite ancestors close and within ear shot, providing quick access to infinite reserves of healing and protection.
Gift Wrap
Gift wrap is available here.
Due to the handmade nature of this product please allow for slight variation in texture as you may not receive the exact item pictured.
