• Materials: Sterling Silver 925 / Cast
• Measurements: 5/8" X 3/8" / 15mm X 10mm
• Artists: Carrie Matilpi
• Totem Symbols: Eagle
• Gemstones: Pearl
• Styles: Canadian First Nations, Gemstone Jewelry
• Categories: Earrings

Eagle

A symbol of power, prestige and wisdom. The Eagle is believed to have the greatest connection to the creator and sends messages from the people to the spiritual world. It is a symbol of peace and leadership, the sacred down represents friendship and its feathers are used for ceremonies and rituals.

Pearl

Pearls represent wisdom gained through experience, and we still refer to precious advice as “pearls of wisdom”. It is associated with the ocean and moon, giving the wearer a sense of calm and serenity. It brings tranquility, and confidence reminding the wearer that “this too shall pass”. The purity of pearls has also been associated with good fortune, humility, abundance, chastity, love and innocence.

Carrie Matilpi

Carrie was born in 1976, her tribes are Kwakiutl, Carrier and Cree. She started silver work in 1994 in an apprenticeship under her father Charles Harper who had been apprenticed under great Lloyd Wadhams in the mid 1970’s. The other major influences of Carrie’s native designs are from her uncles, they are Douglas and Glen Harper, Dennis and George Matilpi, all of them are well known for their wood carvings and jewelry engraving.