Tribal Marble Disc Shell Necklace from Papua

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Tribal Marble Disc Shell Necklace from PapuaA SYMBOL OF WEALTH AND LOVE This beautiful necklace comes from Papua and is handmade with Marble shells and a natural fibre. The shells cut like discs represent prosperity and are often used during wedding ceremonies, believed to bring emotional and financial wealth to the couple. Shell necklaces have since ancient times been worn by the people of Papua to enhance the body as well as marking status and achievements. With the shells strong mythological

making parents grateful to have a daughter

This necklace comes from Papua in Indonesia and is made out of rooster feathers and shells embroidered on to a natural fiber crochet base

as compensation for the time and resources the family put into her before she reached adulthood

Dimensions: 35 by 20cm stand included

Money rings with this dimension were often used as bracelets worn high up on the arm

The plates have different motifs like you can see in the photo with the 6 discs and being handmade each piece is slightly different

Marapu is an animistic/ancestral religion practiced in Sumba

shells travelled on long pathways through the Asian Pacific

The suite comes complete with the black metal stands and its story printed out for you inside a beautiful envelope

Dimensions 17cm wide by 27 and 32cm high

made as per ancient techniques

courage and passion it’s believed that the world is a better place when you have this animal as a guide