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ICONIC EXOTICA HOLY GRAIL - YMA SUMAC "INCA JEWELS" PERSONAL STERLING SILVER COSTUME EARRING

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:800.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD
ICONIC EXOTICA HOLY GRAIL - YMA SUMAC  INCA JEWELS  PERSONAL STERLING SILVER COSTUME EARRING
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(1940s) Here is an extremely rare opportunity to own a Holy Grail of Exotica! One single Yma Sumac personally owned costume earring from her "Inca Jewel" collection. Next to her otherworldly voice and piercing beauty, perhaps no other item defines the Exotica icon of Yma more than her costumes. Note: the color photos shown for reference dipect these pieces as gold in color. That was actually done in a colorization process to 'amp' up the cover and promo art. The true color of theses costume pieces were silver. The mate to this pair was converted to a pin broach and is retained by the Yma Sumac Archives, thus making this the only specimen in the available in the world. The idea of a resurrected ancient Inca princess was her persona and this physical costume prop is hard evidence that is wasn't all just a dream. Yma was a real person and her performance of that persona was fact, not fiction. Yma wore this Inca design earring in countless photo shoots and personal appearances at clubs such as The Mocambo, Ciro's, The Trocadero and Don the Beachcombers is the Golden Age of Hollywood and Broadway. This piece is stamped "PLATA ESTERLINA 925 - PERU" on the back. From the official YMA SUMAC ARCHIVES collection, the piece is accompanied with a signed certificate of authenticity from curator, Damon Devine. Photos of Yma wearing this earring will be furnished with the item. 3.75"x1.5". VG+.