PAUA SHELL TUSK NECKACE NEW ZEALAND - FREE DELIVERY WORLDWIDE
The shell used in the Paua Shell Tusk Necklace is from the Southern New Zealand waters where cold clean seas produce fantastic molluscs.
A striking piece of New Zealand Jewellery that curves naturally with your neck. Cut and polished paua shell rim or ‘tusk’,strung on sterling silver strand with a silver magnet clasp.
Surreal in its beauty, Paua (pah-wah) shell is a unique type of Abalone that is found only in the cool blue waters around Aotearoa, New Zealand. The Maori people have a long tradition of gathering Paua for its meat, as well as using the shell in their carvings and as a Taonga (treasure).
The Paua shell has become a New Zealand icon, its numerous natural uses making it a small part of everyone's home.
Paua, like trees, grow thicker with age. The paua chosen for this tusk pendant will often be in excess of 20 years old making it resistant so that with care it will last the test of time.
Only the top quality paua is used in these designs ensuring they are rich in colour with a deep shine. The Paua Tusks are cut, then highly tumble polished or coated in a special polyurethane which protects and intensifies the natural hues.
