Gorgeous spiny oyster shell comes from the bivalve mollusk found in warm waters such as the Gulf of Mexico, along the coasts of North America, South America and the Philippines. Beloved since the beginning of time, Indigenous cultures have used this vibrant shell ceremonially, as ornamentation in jewelry and in carvings as seen in Kateri Quandelacy Sanchez's
Corn-Maiden pendant. An overlaid gold lip shell face is etched and filled with jet paste. Stars are abundant and a lapis lazuli cabochon decorates too. Including the silver bale fixture, dimensions are approximately 2 7/8" long and 1 5/8" wide.
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