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The 1940s represent the peak creative period of Taxco silversmithing

For more than 250 years it has been one of the world's great silversmithing centers

never mass-produced

Vintage Mazahua Silver Hoop Earrings — Handcrafted Indigenous Mexican Silver Filigree antique_mexican v=1779677367" ]This is what Mazahua silversmithing looks like when the artisan is not making anything simple. These hoop earrings are a tour de force of Indigenous Mexican silverwork intricate detailing in the Mazahua tradition, built from pure silver by hand, with the kind of craftsmanship that collectors recognize immediately and cannot stop examining. The scale is generous: 2. 25 inches long, 2 inches wide. The weight 28 grams for the pair is substantial in the