Dichroic Glass Hawaiian Hala kahiki Pineapple Pendant 1

NOTES: Item is Much Better Than Pictured and Does Not Reflect the True Beauty of the Brilliant, Sparkling Dichroic Glass Colors, Iridescence and Reflections of this Art Piece; Absolutely Beautiful and Stunning in my Opinion! The Shell in the Item's Picture is Used for Background Purposes Only and is Not...

NOTES: Item is Much Better Than Pictured and Does Not Reflect the True Beauty of the Brilliant, Sparkling Dichroic Glass Colors, Iridescence and Reflections of this Art Piece; Absolutely Beautiful and Stunning in my Opinion! The Shell in the Item's Picture is Used for Background Purposes Only and is Not Included. Brand New, Never Used 2-Tone Dichroic Glass Pendant with Adjustable Necklace. Design: Hawaiian Pineapple #1; Cutout, Bowed (Dome) Shape, Raised Design, Lampworked 2-Tone Glass and Dichroic Glass, Contoured Detailing, Smooth Polished Glass Surface Finish, Durable Waxed Nylon Adjustable Cord Necklace; Measures: Pineapple is Approx. 24mm Widest (Approx. 15/16" Widest) X 14.8mm Thick X 1 5/16" Long incl. Hidden Glass Bail, 2.5mm Wide X 3.5mm Long Hidden Glass Bail Opening; Size: Black Necklace Cord is 27.0" Maximum Length and Downward Adjustable to Your Desired Length; Weight: 12.4 grams Total. Features: In Hawaiian, the Words "Nani makamae" Means "Exquisite", "Nani e makahehi 'ia ai" Means "Alluring", Both of Which Describe this Pendant and Necklace Combination Exactly! This Gorgeous Hala kahiki (Hawaiian Pineapple) is Superbly Detailed and Crafted with a Smooth, Surface Polished Glass Background. This Labor-Intensive Piece of Art is Intricately Lampworked and Hand-Shaped by Skillful Glass Artists Into a Traditional Pineapple Design Using a Combination of Two-Tone Glass and Dichroic Glass (Please See Details Below). This Piece is Hand-Crafted with (8) Separate Sections to Ultimately Create the Overall Pineapple Design. This Detailed Pineapple Features a Hand-Contoured Top (Crown and Leaves) and a Smooth Dome-Shaped Shell. The Crown and Leaves are Crafted Using an Opaque Dark Green Glass. The Leaves are Tapered in Size and Offset Angled for an Added Touch of Detailing. The Pineapple' Bail is Hand-Shaped Using Clear Glass. The Pineapple's Rounded Shell Face is Crafted with Clear Glass. The Inner Portion of the Shell's Dichro Glass is Cut into Diamond-Shapes Using a Special Technique to Produce a Dimensional Layer and Depth Effect. The Center Portions of the Depth Cut-in Dichro Glass are Filled with Drops of Opaque Orange Glass. The Overall Shell is Created Using a Mixed Sparkling Orange and Golden Yellow Dichroic Glass with Light Green and Blue Overtones to Enhance the Detailing. The Color Backgrounds and the Dichroic Glass' Iridescence and Sparkles Change its Tones and Colors When Indoors or Outdoors to Accentuate the Overall Appearance. The Hidden Bail is Located Behind the Lower Center of the Pineapple's Crown and Creates a Nice Floating Appearance When Worn with a Necklace. A Unique, One of a Kind Piece that Exudes Pride of Ownership! Dichroic Glass: Also known as "Dichro" for Short; Dichroic glass is a glass containing multiple micro-layers of metal oxides, with a total thickness of three to five millionths of an inch, which gives the glass dichroic optical properties. Dichroism has two related but distinct meanings in optics. A dichroic material is either one which causes visible light to be split up into distinct beams of different wavelengths (colors), or one in which light rays having different polarizations are absorbed by different amounts. The original meaning of dichroic, from the Greek dikhroos, two-colored, refers to any optical device which can split a beam of light into two beams with differing wavelengths. The second meaning of dichroic refers to a material in which light in different polarization states traveling through it experience a varying absorption. The term came about because of early observations of the effect in crystals such as tourmaline. In these crystals, the strength of the dichroic effect varies strongly with the wavelength of the light, making them appear to have different colors when viewed with light having differing polarizations. Makes a Great Gift or Treat Yourself to Start or Add to Your Collection of Fine Traditional Replicated Hawaiian Glass Jewelry. Made with "aloha". Ships in a Gift Box.