Beautiful Purple Spiny Oyster necklace
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$175.00
$175.00
per item
Don't miss out on these beautiful Purple Spiny Oyster necklaces that personify the traditional southwest! 19” in length, the traditional style necklace is strung with spiny oyster rounds 20mm in size.
There are 2 options:
- Genuine turquoise heishi as spacers
- 6mm Orange Spiny Oyster disc beads as spacers
Read below for additional information
Spiny oysters are part of the mollusk family, they get their name from the quills (spikes) that grow outward from their shells. These spiky shellfish are commonly used in our traditional jewelry, and range in color from red to orange to purple. The quills are ground off and the shells are polished to reveal the beautiful hues and striations, and then crafted into rings, earrings, necklaces, etc., usually set in sterling silver.
Spiny oysters are still entirely harvested by hand, collecting these marvelous mollusks is laborious, expensive, and risky. The purple variety tend to live in deeper waters, making them extra difficult to find and harvest.
Spiny oysters are still entirely harvested by hand, collecting these marvelous mollusks is laborious, expensive, and risky. The purple variety tend to live in deeper waters, making them extra difficult to find and harvest.