Woven Black Palm Earrings with Gold Spiral

• Hand-woven palm fiber disc
• Hammered gold-plated wire spiral overlay
• Lightweight drop
• Post closure

Each disc is hand-woven from a natural palm fiber, so small differences in texture and shading between pairs are normal.

Iraca palm splits into fine strips that dry pliable enough to curve tightly but need a radiating structure to lie flat. That constraint is what gives each disc its shape — concentric rounds spiraling out from a center point, the same logic Colombian weavers use to build the region's tightly coiled palm hats, scaled here to earring size.

The gold-plated wire runs a spiral of its own, hammered to a faceted surface and curled loose across the woven face. Two Colombian material traditions — plant-fiber weaving and worked metal — set against each other on a single small object, rather than one used as trim on the other.

Each disc starts as raw palm split, dried and dyed black before it is coiled and stitched by hand into a flat spiral. The brass wire is hammered, bent, coiled and gold-plated separately, then set onto the finished weave.

• Technique: Iraca palm weaving

Keep away from water, perfume and lotion. Store flat or in a soft pouch so the woven disc holds its shape.