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Est. 1977Family-owned247 AZ-89A, Sedona
No. 045
By O.P.
spiny oyster · sterling silver
WARNING: This product can expose you to lead and cadmium, which are known to the State of California to cause cancer and reproductive harm. For more information go to P65Warnings.ca.gov.
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No. 045 · The story
No. 045 is in sterling silver with spiny oyster.
Discover this exceptional Southwestern-style Jewelry Set, meticulously crafted in Sterling Silver. This remarkable set showcases Spiny Oyster and Opal. The Spiny Oyster featured in this set has a story of its own. Harvested from the warm waters of the Sea of Cortez off Baja California, Mexico. The shell ranges from deep red-orange to purple and has been traded into the Southwest for over a thousand years. This matching set includes: Adjustable inch Necklace, Post Earrings. Ships from our gallery in Sedona, Arizona.
Cared for thoughtfully, a handcrafted piece is meant to last generations. A few essentials for this one:
Coral & spiny oyster
Organic and soft — wipe with a dry cloth only, and avoid water, heat, and chemicals.
Sterling silver
Buff with a soft polishing cloth — leaving intentional oxidation intact — and store airtight to slow tarnish.
Last on, first off
Put your piece on after fragrance, lotion, and hairspray — and take it off before water, sleep, and sport.
Store with care
Keep each piece in its own soft pouch, away from direct sun and damp, so softer stones never meet harder ones.
The stone
Spiny Oyster
The metal
Sterling silver
The hand
O.P.
The record
What the gallery records about this piece, as it is listed.
Delivery, returns and ways to pay
The piece in the gallery’s box, insured from our door to yours.
Ships from the gallery in Sedona, Arizona, by UPS, USPS or FedEx. Every order is insured for full value.
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Return within 30 days of delivery. Exchanges for an item of equal or greater value carry no restocking fee; refunds to your original payment method are subject to a 20% restocking fee (store credit carries none), original shipping is not refundable, and return shipping is paid by you. Items must be in new, unworn, and unused condition with all original packaging — a Certificate of Authenticity issued with the piece is yours to keep. Custom and personalized pieces are not eligible.
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Beyond turquoise and coral, Native American jewelers draw upon a remarkable palette of secondary stones — Afghan lapis lazuli traded across 6,000 years of human commerce, spiny oyster shell graded from fiery orange to royal purple, gaspeite, sugilite, charoite, and other rare materials that expand the chromatic possibilities of indigenous jewelry to extraordinary effect.
The ocean has supplied Native American jewelers with some of their most culturally significant materials. Mediterranean red coral, harvested from depths of 30 to 300 meters in the Tyrrhenian and Adriatic seas, arrived in the Southwest through Spanish colonial trade routes. Spiny oyster shell from the Sea of Cortez has been traded northward for over a thousand years. Mother of pearl, abalone, and other marine shells complete a palette of organic materials whose cultural importance rivals turquoise itself.
Provenance
Offered by The Humiovi · Est. 1977 · Family-owned in Sedona, Arizona.