NOTE: Item is Much Better Than Pictured and Does Not Reflect the True Beauty of the Brilliant Mother of Pearl Shell's Iridescent Hues, Shades, and Color Reflections. Brand New, Never Used Hawaiian Designed White-Lip Oyster Mother of Pearl Shell Silver-Plated French Hook Wire Earrings. 100% Natural (Not Treated...
NOTE: Item is Much Better Than Pictured and Does Not Reflect the True Beauty of the Brilliant Mother of Pearl Shell's Iridescent Hues, Shades, and Color Reflections. Brand New, Never Used Hawaiian Designed White-Lip Oyster Mother of Pearl Shell Silver-Plated French Hook Wire Earrings. 100% Natural (Not Treated, Not Colored) Indo-Pacific Ocean Mother of Pearl Shells. Design: Plumeria Flower, White Shell; Cutout, Overlapping Curved-in (Concaved) Petals, High Detailing, Hand-Cut and Hand-Carved, Smooth High Surface Polished Shell, Tarnish-Resistant Silver-Plated French Hook Wire; Size: 24-25mm Widest (Just Under 1.0" Widest) X 1 9/16" Long; Weight: 3.0-3.2 grams. Features: In Hawaiian, the Words "Piha pono" Means "Detailed", "Nani e makahehi 'ia ai" Means "Alluring" and "Punono" means "Gorgeous", All of Which Describe This Earring Design Exactly! These Beautiful Hand-Carved Hawaiian Designed Mother of Pearl French Hook Earrings are Superbly Hand-Crafted with a High Polished Surface Shell Finish Background. This Labor-Intensive Design Features a Single, Cutout of a Pua Melia (Hawaiian Plumeria, aka Frangipani) Flower Piece that is Hand-Carved in Fine Detailing.Each Flowers is Created From a Gorgeous Iridescent, Single-Cut Piece of Natural (Not Treated, Not Color Enhanced) Indo-Pacific Ocean, White-Lipped Oyster's Mother of Pearl Shell. The Shell is High-Detailed with Enhanced Polishing Techniques to Bring Out the Best Luster, Iridescence and Colors of the Shell. The Flower Petals are Hand-Carved with Curved Angles to Create an Overlapping Dimensional Quality. The Flower Petal Centers are Hand-Carved with an Inward-Angle Cut (Concaved, Bowed-Inward Curve Shape) to Produce Optimum Sparkle and Reflections. The Flower Petal Tips are Pointed to Enhance the Detailing. These Lustrous Shell Pieces Display a Creamy Off-White, Silver and Subtle Gray Background Color with Iridescent Pink, Green, Orange, Yellow and Violet Overtones...Just Gorgeous! The Shell's Satin Patina Has a 3-Dimensional Quality, and at Every Turn of This Piece You See a Rainbow of Colors Traversing Across its Face. Incorporates Tarnish-Resistant Silver-Plated French Wire Hooks to Accentuate the Overall Appearance. About Plumeria Flowers and Symbolism: Plumeria tropical flowers are the most common here in Hawai`i. Also known as Frangipani (Plumeria rubra) or the Hawaiian Lei flower, they blossom from a tropical flowering tree nearly year round. Extraordinary in beautiful and scent, Plumeria flowers thrive in tropical climates and are highly abundant in Hawai`i. Plumeria are valued as landscape plants, ornamentals, and for their flowers. The flowers come in seemingly endless varieties of color, size and fragrance. Flowers can be strung together to make a lei which is presented to friends and guests of either gender and worn around the neck or a single flowers can be worn over a female's ear. Plumeria is related to the Oleander, and both possess a poisonous, milky sap. Plumeria flowers are most fragrant at night in order to lure moths to pollinate them. The flowers have no nectar, and simply fake their pollinators. The flowers come in gorgeous rose-pink color brushed with bronze and many other combinations of color patterns. Frangipani flowers have a wonderful tropical essence. The Frangipani flower commonly has five propeller-shaped petals with a delicate yellow center melting into the creamy white outer petals. These beautiful flowers have a rich and deep symbolism in many ancient cultures making it a wonderful choice for a very symbolic and meaningful pendant. The Hawaiians have always had a close relationship with nature and the beauty of the islands. They have always especially appreciated the ocean and the many tropical flowers inhabiting the islands. To Hawai`i, the Plumeria flower is a symbol of Spring and therefore is associated with birth and life. Plumerias are certainly symbols of Aloha. This explains why their images can be found in the logos and advertising of even the most unlikely businesses. And the fragrance? Mmmm….. If you’ve ever smelled them you would know what this means. Combining these characteristics along with symbolism of life and the arrival of Spring creates a magical formula that is essence and ambiance of Hawai`i and the Aloha Spirit. About Mother of Pearl: Mother of Pearl is the common name for iridescent nacre, a blend of minerals that are secreted by oysters and other mollusks and deposited inside their shells, coating and protecting their bodies. Nacre is the same substance that is deposited around an object that becomes lodged in the mollusk, either naturally or inserted by humans, to ultimately become a pearl. Although pearls are popular today, some past cultures regarded colorful pieces of mother of pearl as more desirable decoration for jewelry and other objects. Jewelry made from mother of pearl is in the group called organic jewelry, which includes all jewelry that originates from a living creature, plant or other living organism. The pearly lining of mollusk shells has long been noted by people living near the ocean. Many early cultures used mother of pearl extensively in jewelry, and it came to be highly prized. About Indo-Pacific White Lipped Oysters: A large species of oyster from the Pinctada maxima family, found in the waters off Australia, Fiji, Tahiti, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Japan. These oysters grow in excess of 12 inches in length and can produce a wide range of South Sea cultured pearls in sizes from 8 mm to over 22 mm and in colors including silver/white, pink, and cream. The White Lip pearl oyster has been valued by people in the IndoPacific region for centuries. Its shell was used for making jewelry, decorations, and tools, such as fish hooks and knives. The White Lip Oysters’ “mother of pearl” inner shell has beautiful iridescent qualities with a radiant white/off-white background color with cream overtones. This pendant is created from Australian White-Lipped Mother of Pearl shells, the same shell of the oysters that give birth to superb South Sea White Pearls. The White Lip Mother of Pearl shell is carefully surface polished to display a beautiful white shine along with its natural rainbow colored hues and iridescence. Gorgeous and very radiant in appearance! Mother of Pearl Care: Use mild soaps and water on mother of pearl to clean it, and avoid storing it with jewelry which may scratch it and wear away the luminous layers of nacre. Purchase Assurance of Quality: As Each of These Mother of Pearl Shell Earrings are Hand-Cut and Hand-Carved, Each One is Unique to the Next; There are Slight Variations in the Carving's Appearances, and Distinctive Differences in the Colors, Patterns and Reflections of the Shells, Which are Approximately Represented in the Item's Picture. The Item's Picture Provides All the Main Appearance Characteristics that is Provided in Each Hand-Carved Pair of Earrings Purchased. Makes a Great Gift or Treat Yourself to Start or Add to Your Collection of Fine Shell Jewelry Designs. Hand-Created with "aloha". Certain High-Value Items Will Have Required Shipping Insurance to Protect Your Order’s Cost Value Against Shipping That is Lost, Stolen or Damaged by Others and Will Already Be Included in the FLAT Rate Shipping Cost. 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