| Materials | Nickel and lead free brass. Glaze is free of any harmful substances. Hooks: nickel free 925 sterling silver. |
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| Weight | 3 g (0.1 oz) |
| Notes | It is a unique 100% handmade artwork, therefore the item's design and dimensions may differ slightly. Please do not regard possible imperfections as flaws, but rather as original and a testament that it was handcrafted with love and passion. Brass maintenance and care. 3 options: 1) Soak in 50% wine vinegar and 50% water, leave for a few minutes, rinse and dry. 2) Spray descaler, leave to act for a couple of minutes, rinse and dry with a cloth. 3) Sidol or silverware products. |
| Estimated production time | 10 days |
Large prickly pears pads earrings
“L'aricchini ranni ri pali ri ficurinnia”
This is a pair of original hand crafted earrings inspired by the prickly pears pads, named “Ficurinnia” in Sicilian language.
They are one of the most famous symbols of our landscape and they also produce tasty and healthy fruit.
This refined and fashion jewelry is entirely handmade with love in Sicily by the hands of a talented native artisan who is master in creating eternal treasures, capable of transmitting emotions, passion and pride, so you’re literally wearing a unique piece of Sicily!
Prickly pears, named “Ficurinnia” in Sicilian language, are one of the most famous and typical symbols of our landscape. They also produce tasty and healthy fruit.
Their multi-colored fruit pair perfectly with Sicily’s melting-pot identity!
The origins of the Opuntia Ficus Indica, the botanical name of the prickly pears, date back to the fifteenth century, when they were imported from south and central America to Sicily.
They’re harvested either in August or October.
In August the fruit are smaller and have a stronger taste.
In October the fruit are bigger and juicier. They are named “Scozzolati or Bastarduni” because they are obtained through a technique called “scozzolatura”.
These plants were often used by our ancestors as a sort of fence between neighbors. And the prickly pear fruit were a thirst-quenching treat for workers in the fields.
According to a Sicilian legend, the “scozzolatura” technique began because of a dispute over property boundaries between neighboring farmers.
During a fit of anger one farmer cut off the fruits of his neighbor’s prickly pears, with the aim of destroying his neighbor’s harvest. Despite any expectations the prickly pears produced beautiful fruits later in the season, larger and juicier than normal.
From then on began the practice of the “scozzolatura” and it spread throughout Sicily!
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