The Mokoro Earrings – Papyrus

The Mokoro Earrings are two-inch drops shaped like a mokoro seen from above, with a chrysoprase matrix prow and open silver ribs. They are part of the Mokoro Set in Papyrus, from the Mokoro Chapter.

Stand over a mokoro, and you see the whole of it at once, a pointed prow, a long hull, and the ribs that hold the wooden boat together. Here the spaces between the ribs are cut away rather than built up, so the form reads clearly from any angle. The natural brown and green of the chrysoprase runs through the prow, with natural white topaz and other natural stones adding light along the hull.

That open construction is also why two inches of earring never drags at the ear, so you can wear them from dinner through to the end of the evening without thinking about them. All 34 stones are set by hand.

Because the chrysoprase is natural, the pattern varies from pair to pair.

Pairs with the Mokoro Necklace in Papyrus.