Fly Agaric Earrings
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- Size: width 5.2 cm, height 13.2 cm
- Materials: jewellery metal and acrylic
- Nickel- and lead-free
These statement hoop earrings feature fly agaric mushrooms, green leaves and small coloured beads suspended from metal drops of different lengths.
Fly agaric symbolism
Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) is one of the most recognisable mushrooms. In European folklore, mushrooms and fairy rings have been associated with fairies, witchcraft and gateways to other worlds. The fly agaric therefore remains a familiar image in enchanted forests, fairy tales and depictions of mysterious nature.
Its alluring appearance and toxicity also make the fly agaric a two-sided symbol of beauty and caution. In some northern Eurasian traditions it has been used in ritual contexts, which has linked it with altered consciousness, liminal states and the unseen world. As jewellery, the fly agaric can symbolise imagination, individuality and the mysterious power of nature.