Boneyard Alaska Woolly Mammoth Ivory Bead Earrings

Woolly Mammoth ivory beads and Turquoise earrings made with broken sherd tusk ivory discovered at the Boneyard Alaska. The ivory beads are beautifully paired with freehand asymmetric ivory bark pieces showing Schreger pattern and tusk rings. Vibrant Arizona Turquoise Heishi and vintage mid-century bone beads help to create a timeless piece that captures both natural beauty and history.

Measuring approximately 1.5 inches in length, these earrings are a tribute to the Megafauna that once roamed and perished in the Goldstream Valley, Alaska. Discovered 40,000 years later by my brother and sister-in-law, John and Ramona Reeves, owners of Fairbanks Gold Company, and now part of the "Boneyard Alaska", the largest private Megafauna bone and tusk collection in the USA and one of the top 5 collections in the world today. Other expansive collections of this kind are typically owned by countries and states.