Hoop earrings with snake motif from the Kembali collection

• 95% gold-plated brass, 5% gold-plated silver
• Total length approx. 2.5 cm
• Width of earrings 0.2 - 0.9 cm

The Kembali jewelry collection - back to Bali

Kembali in Indonesian means return. The name of the collection encapsulates not only the name of the place where the handmade jewelry was created, but also refers to designer Anna Orska's return to the island of flowers. The artist visited Bali again after nearly eight years, but the once familiar place turned out not to be the same anymore. Many things had changed - first of all, most of the workshops that had prospered during her first trip had disappeared. Faced with the changes, the designer based her Kembali jewelry collection on unchanging things, returning to the Balinese roots: rituals, crafts and nature.

Snake hoop earrings from the Kembali collection

The earrings were handmade at ORSKA studio from gold-plated brass. The earrings have the classic form of a circle, but thanks to the inspiration of Balinese symbolism, they stand out with their original surface. The jewelers precisely reproduced the shape of a snake and the dense structure of snake scales, and then gave it a rounded form that gently wraps around the ear. Thanks to gold plating, the round earrings have a deep and lasting color. The snake pattern adorns the earrings from both the outside and inside, making the minimalist forms eye-catching and stealing compliments. The earrings fasten with a post made of gold-plated silver.

Jewelry with a snake - symbolism

The snake or Ode, as the Balinese call it, is a positive symbol. As a Power Animal, it is often depicted as a cord connecting the physical body to the astral body. It is closest to the ground, crawling on it with the entire surface of its abdomen, has no legs or arms, and its body is as long as a rope. During astral travel, and especially in ayahuasca experiences, snakes are very common. Ayahuasqueros claim that the spirit of the snake is the mother of ayahuasca, the source of knowledge and healing power. This mysterious reptile with shiny scales often takes the form of an infinity sign, a sacred continuum in the form of a horizontal eight. Although in the Christian religion it is identified with temptation, positive references to the snake are also present in our culture. Aesculapius, the serpent from the Greek myth of the god Asclepius, is the protector of the art of medicine and doctors. Because of its positive meaning, the snake also appeared in the Kembali collection. You can find it in the striking wooden necklace, bangle bracelet or long earrings.