Aster Crescent Moon and Sun Pendant :: Vintage Ivory Bakelite

Designer Notes and Details

Aster Crescent Moon and Sun Pendant 

The Aster Crescent Moon and Sun Pendant features our Eternal Coin paired with vintage ivory bakelite and ornate engraved inlay. Pair it with our substantial Torque Necklace. This divine combination gives the wearer a classic, cosmic aura.

Depicted together in various ways, the crescent moon and solar star has been used in various historical contexts worldwide.

Along the east African coast Eritrea, Sudan, Egypt - The Crescent moon in the upward position doubles as cattle horn iconography, both signifiers of divine feminine energy and life giving sustenance. Through the  Aster (ዐስተር) talisman I wanted to re-enforce these symbols as current sites of indigenous votive worship, not relics of the past, ones that are rooted in the African pantheon that live on a continuum. In this collection I am also re-inforcing the body as a site of authority and knowledge transmission, theres so much memory encoded within thats unbeknownst to us and longing to be activated - My art is a conduit for this. 

Our Eternal / ዘለዓለማዊት Coin Pendant defies linear time and space. This Amulet is a rich and illustrious vessel of culture from Eritrea - the Land of The Sea , featuring both the portraits of a Tigrinya goddess adorning traditional braids and jewelry & a Beni-Amer warrior rocking a tiffa, arm amulet and a spear.  Each side reads Sewit Sium & Eternal in both English and Ge’ez, the ancient semitic mother language of the Tigre, Tigrinya, Tigrayan and Amharic languages.  Wear it solo or pair it with our Aster Crescent Moon Pendant. 

First Re-ject, then Re-claim, Re-embody, Re-member as  practice.

Perfect for Mixing and Matching Pendants

• Vintage Ivory Bakelite, Silver, Bronze, Gold
• 2.2 " (55mm) Gold Vermeil Pendant
• Hand-carved and Hand-inlaid
• Torque Necklace