Description
Sterling silver turquoise pendant and porcupine quills on hairpipe necklace, with turquoise and porcupine quill earrings.
The sterling silver pendant has two turquoise cabochons from Number Eight Mine. The pendant is flanked by two handmade, corrugated sterling silver beads. There are seven porcupine quills ranging from 1/2” to 1.25” on each side, separated by sterling silver spacer beads. The necklace is buffalo bone hair pipe and beads with sterling silver spacers. Necklace length: approx. 18.5”.
Sterling silver and Number Eight Mine turquoise earrings are 1 3/8” long with three porcupine quills ranging from 1”-1.25” mounted on handmade sterling silver earwires. Total drop length: 4”.
Materials
Sterling Silver, turquoise, porcupine quills, buffalo bone beads.
Dimensions
1" x 18.5" x 6"
Tiffany Reiter
Cherokee Nation
About the Artist
Tiffany Reiter was born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and moved to Orange County, California, where she had a successful finance career in the technology industry. After sustaining injuries in an auto accident, she left her job and took a jewelry class to maintain function in her hands. She soon realized she was onto something and pursued further training over the course of four years, constantly honing her skills through her strong dedication and drive to learn.
As a Cherokee Nation citizen and TERO artist, much of Reiter’s inspiration comes from traditional influences that she gives her own modern spin, creating contemporary jewelry designs with a unique Native American flair. This fusion allows her to stay true to her Cherokee heritage while expressing her own aesthetic.
Specializing in the use of traditional silversmithing methods, combined with a passion for design and craftsmanship, she makes her jewelry using hand-forged sterling silver and copper, with semi-precious stone embellishments on many of her pieces. Reiter hopes those who see her work realize Native American culture is still very much alive and will wear her jewelry to celebrate her people.
