Pair of earrings by Russell Ferrell

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A pair of mixed metal earrings designed and created by Russell Ferrell. The earrings mirror each other. The main base is a piece of metal capturing a woman’s side profile facing outward and continuing down to create a neck. A black stone is placed at the of the "neck" with thin pieces of sterling silver metal around, above, and below the woman. There are two heart shaped metal pieces, one above the “head” and the other below as a dangling part of the earring. On the back, each earring has a stud backing on the “head” of the woman and is inscribed with the artist’s hallmark and date [RUSSELL / FERRELL / 89].

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