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Goddessy jewelry cast from
rugged dollops of sterling silver, copper, bronze, and 14k gold, smattered
about with chunks of gemstone. Briolettes dripping from ears and across
necks, clusters of stars around the fingers, mermaids and animals and
piratey skulls and other totems alongside more abstract arrangements, much
of it given an elegantly distressed look, like art nouveau left out in a
rainstorm. Entirely artisan handcrafted in Montana, most designs are
limited edition or one-of-a-kind.
Our fine handcrafted jewelry premiers on eBay with a special sample
sale price just for you before it is presented to our retail boutiques
throughout the continent and abroad. This is your primo chance to acquire
one of our exclusive designs before it leaves eBay and hits the general
market at full retail price. You only live once, indulge yourself!
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An exclusive Black Water Siren design, intricately
detailed small bronze religious medals featuring the Papa Legba veve are
adorned with faceted black crystals. 14k gold-fill ear wires.
Earrings are about 5/8″ wide by 1-1/2″ long including
ear wires.
Papa Legba: In Haitian Vodou, Papa Legba is the intermediary between the
loa and humanity. He stands at a spiritual crossroads and gives (or
denies) permission to speak with the spirits of Guinee, and is believed to
speak all human languages. He is always the first and last spirit invoked
in any ceremony, because his permission is needed for any communication
between mortals and the loa – he opens and closes the doorway.
In Haiti, he is the great elocution, the voice of God, as it were. Legba
facilitates communication, speech and understanding. In the Yoruba
pantheon, honored in Nigeria, Cuba, Brazil, and elsewhere in the Yoruba
diaspora, Ellegua is mostly associated with Papa Legba since both share
the role of being the god of the crossroads.
Because of his position as ‘gate-keeper’ between the worlds of the living
and the mysteries he is often identified with Saint Peter who holds a
comparable position in Catholic tradition. He is also depicted in Haiti as
St. Lazarus, or St. Anthony. In Benin and Nigeria, Legba is viewed as
young and virile, is often horned and phallic, and his shrine is usually
located at the gate of the village in the countryside.
The Black Water Siren Studio rendering of this veve symbol is exclusively
our own copyrighted design. Any imitation of our design shown here that is
seen or sold elsewhere other than through Black Water Siren Studio is
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Shipping:
We ship every day Monday through Friday. Whenever possible, your package will be
shipped the day of, or the day after, receipt of your cleared payment, and you
will be notified when your package has been posted.
Domestic standard shipping is USPS First Class with
Delivery Confirmation within the USA - please note that, depending on the speed
of the US Postal Service, a standard First Class package can take up to a week
to get from coast to coast, and processing/delivery time is entirely the
responsibility of the US Postal Service once it leaves our hands. You may choose
USPS Priority shipping if you need your item sooner.
Standard USPS First Class International USPS for outside of the USA - Please note that is you live outside the USA it may take several weeks for
your package to arrive. Black Water Siren Studio is NOT responsible for packages
once they leave our hands. You may request other alternative shipping at your
own expense, such as International Priority shipping, if you are concerned about
delivery.
What goes into our Shipping & Handling amount? First, there
are numerous hours of labor and time involved taking multiple photographs of each piece of
jewelry, choosing and processing the best photos for the internet, writing
the detailed descriptions for each piece, and listing each item on eBay,
which also includes paying substantial seller fees. Then there are the
tangible costs of the packaging materials, the labor/time to package
each item for shipment, and the actual cost of the postage itself.
Payment:
We accept PayPal as well as other
standard pre-approved methods. Please email if you wish to arrange alternative
payment for your purchase. We combine listing purchases for five days only. If you need
to arrange alternative payment, please contact us. Payment is required within
seven days of listing's end. In accordance with eBay's policy, any unpaid
purchases after seven days may be relisted and an unpaid item dispute may be
filed. If you need an alternate payment arrangement, please contact us as soon
as possible.
One-Of-A-Kinds:
Our studio specializes
in One Of A Kind and Limited Edition jewelry. Just as a painter may
produce ten original watercolors of the same scene, each painting will
have its own unique features and its own "personality". It is the same
with the One Of A Kind jewelry created in our studio. While we may present
similar designs in shape, size, and theme, each finished piece will be
unique in its overall appearance, physical placement of components, color
and characteristics of the stones, beads, and other focal points chosen to
complete each rendition. Black Water Siren Studio fully guarantees our
jewelry and will repair any defect in workmanship.
Please review our listings frequently. We consistently
get numerous inquiries to reproduce items that have been won by other
bidders, and find it important to let you know that if there is a
particular item you are considering, this current auction is your best
opportunity to purchase it. While in some circumstances we may be able to
create a moderately similar rendition of the design, it is not possible to
create exact duplicates.
Guarantee:
All products have been checked for quality before
the product is shipped to you. We guarantee the craftsmanship and materials used
in our work. All jewelry is inspected before shipment for any defect in
workmanship. Should you receive your order in less than satisfactory condition,
please return any damaged merchandise within fourteen days of receipt for
repair, replacement, or refund.
Materials FAQs:
Gold-Filled: A layer of 14k gold is
penetrated and fused into the surface of a base metal, usually brass, to give
the look of gold without the cost. Gold-filled greatly differs from gold-plating
(where the gold is painted onto the surface and can peel). Gold-filled is
actually absorbed, blended, and fused into the surface creating a longer-lasting
and durable finish.
Silver-Filled, like gold-filled, consists of sterling silver fused into the
surface of a brass substrate. The silver used for the bonding process is
sterling silver. Silver-filled fabrication metals offer the bright whiteness of
silver at a fraction of the cost of solid silver and provide higher quality
finished pieces than you can produce with silver-plating.
Antiqued Copper, Antiqued Brass, and Blackened leverback ear wires are
copper-based metal.
Antiqued Copper, Antiqued Brass, and Blackened necklace & bracelet chain is
steel or copper-based, clasps are zinc alloy metal and lead-free.
Stone Inclusions: Rainbows, phantoms, striations, minor natural fissures or
other anomalies. The stones we use in our jewelry are structurally sound and
like all other gemstones, if treated with care, will last a lifetime.
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